{"id":911515,"date":"2026-09-27T11:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911515\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:04:11","slug":"pena-leads-astros-against-the-athletics-after-4-hit-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911515\/","title":{"rendered":"Pena leads Astros against the Athletics after 4-hit game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (80-81, first in the AL West) vs. Athletics (64-97, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (8-10, 3.87 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 153 strikeouts); Athletics: Seth Johnson<\/a> (1-0, 6.19 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -171, Athletics +140; over\/under is 10 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Athletics after Jeremy Pena<\/a> had four hits on Saturday in a 13-2 win over the Athletics.<\/p>\n

The Athletics are 64-97 overall and 32-48 in home games. Athletics hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the majors.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 41-39 record on the road and an 80-81 record overall. The Astros have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .242.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Sunday for the 13th time this season. The season series is tied 6-6.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Zack Gelof<\/a> has 16 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 55 RBI while hitting .259 for the Athletics. Henry Bolte<\/a> is 13 for 40 with three doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 77 extra base hits (34 doubles, a triple and 42 home runs). Pena is 16 for 46 with a double, a triple, five home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .257 batting average, 6.88 ERA, outscored by 25 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 4-6, .269 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs<\/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: Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), 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), 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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