{"id":910175,"date":"2026-09-26T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910175\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:13","slug":"athletics-host-the-houston-astros-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910175\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics host the Houston Astros Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (79-81, first in the AL West) vs. Athletics (64-96, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski<\/a> (5-2, 3.50 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins<\/a> (3-12, 5.90 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -143, Athletics +118; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics square off against the Houston Astros on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 64-96 record overall and a 32-47 record at home. The Athletics have a 34-17 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

Houston is 79-81 overall and 40-39 in road games. The Astros rank second in the majors with 220 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s game is the 12th meeting between these teams this season. The Athletics hold a 6-5 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers<\/a> leads the Athletics with 23 home runs while slugging .478. Lawrence Butler<\/a> is 12 for 39 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .315 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 33 doubles, a triple and 41 home runs. Yainer Diaz<\/a> is 12 for 37 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .251 batting average, 5.68 ERA, outscored by 15 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 4-6, .244 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Athletics: Alika Williams<\/a>: day-to-day (upper body), Nick Kurtz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Max Muncy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), J.T. Ginn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gage Jump: 15-Day IL (left shoulder), Luis Severino<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Mark Leiter Jr<\/a>.: 60-Day IL (hip), Brent Rooker<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

Astros: Daulton Varsho<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (kneecap), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (groin), Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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