June 5, 2026 Updated 2:13 pm EDT
Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics into a contest against the Houston Astros, a game after homering twice in a 7-6 defeat to the Cubs, at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday. Peter Lambert (4-4, 3.77 ERA) will start for the Astros, who are 28-36 this season and fourth in the AL West. Jack Perkins (2-2, 5.46 ERA) is the expected starter for the Athletics, who are 30-32 and second in the AL West.
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Injury reportsAstros
Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Side), Braden Shewmake: 10 Day IL (Groin), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Athletics
Jacob Wilson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Aaron Civale: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Severino: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 60 Day IL (Foot), Brooks Kriske: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee), Brent Rooker: day-to-day (Knee)
Stats to know
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .316/.428/.649 this season with 21 home runs (2nd in MLB), 44 RBIs (6th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.077 (1st in MLB). He has a 17.4% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate in 276 plate appearances, and he has scored 41 total runs.
In 261 plate appearances, Christian Walker is hitting .247/.318/.494 with a .812 OPS. He has hit 16 long balls (8th in MLB), driven in 45 runs (5th in MLB) and scored 37 times.
Langeliers has hit 16 home runs this season, which ranks 8th in MLB. He has also tallied 33 RBIs and has scored 40 runs. In 254 plate appearances, he has recorded a .289 BA, .358 OBP and .557 SLG with an 8.3% walk rate and an 18.5% strikeout rate.
In 277 plate appearances, Nick Kurtz has posted a 29.2% strikeout rate and a 20.6% walk rate while slashing .284/.437/.500 with 11 home runs, 43 RBIs (10th in MLB) and 40 runs scored. He has stolen six bases on seven attempts.
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Jun 5, 2026
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