The Houston Astros go for the series win over the Athletics in Game 2 on Saturday.
The Athletics look to break a five-game losing streak and tie this series against the Houston Astros in this AL West rivalry series on Saturday night. The A’s are 2-8 in their last 10 games and are still looking for their 50th win of the season. The Athletics are trying to bounce back from a 4-0 shutout in the opener on Friday. The A’s are now 49-80 with a 26-40 road record. The Astros took a 4-3 season-series lead with the win at home on Friday. These two will play a four-game series in Sacramento, CA, to end the season series at the end of September. Houston moved a game above .500 with the victory and is now 65-64 with a 33-33 mark at home. The win against the A’s was a nice bounce-back for Houston, who dropped the series during the week against the Los Angeles Angels with an 18-3 loss on Thursday. The Astros still lead the AL West by one win over the Texas Rangers, but their rival will be going for their third win today. Houston is the huge -246 favorite to win the series on Saturday. The Astros will start Hunter Brown, who is 3-3 with a 3.67 ERA in 68.2 innings. The A’s will counter with lefty Jacob Lopez, who is 5-4 with a 5.22 ERA in 88 innings.
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Game Date: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
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Location: Daikin Park – Houston, TX
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The Astros pitching bounced back in a big way after giving up 18 runs, in big thanks to Hayden Wesneski on Friday. The righty improved to 3-1 on the season after going five scoreless innings while only giving up one hit. The A’s were limited to just three hits for the entire game. Yordan Alvarez doubled twice to drive in two runs to give Wesneski all the run support he would need. DH Isaac Paredes also finished the day with an RBI double to help the Astros to a comfortable win. J.T. Ginn fell to 8-8 on the year after going five innings while giving up three runs on six hits for the A’s. The Athletics are a far cry from the team that won the first series of the season against the Astros in early April.
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