{"id":567038,"date":"2026-04-06T02:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567038\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:05:08","slug":"athletics-12-10-astros-apr-5-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567038\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics 12-10 Astros (Apr 5, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — \u2014 Brent Rooker<\/a> homered twice and had a career-high six RBI, including a three-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave the Athletics a 12-10 victory over the Houston Astros<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tyler Soderstrom<\/a> hit a bases-loaded triple and scored three times for the Athletics, who rebounded from an 11-0 defeat Saturday and took two of three games from Houston for their first series win this season.<\/p>\n

Shaking off a cold start at the plate, Rooker launched his first homer of the year in the seventh. The two-run shot snapped a 5-all tie and sparked a four-run inning. It was his 100th homer with the A\u2019s, who finished with 16 hits.<\/p>\n

Houston pulled even with four runs in the eighth. Jake Meyers<\/a> homered, Jose Altuve<\/a> had an RBI double and Cam Smith<\/a> tied it at 9 with a two-run single.<\/p>\n

Carlos Correa<\/a> gave the Astros a 10-9 lead with an RBI single in the 10th before Rooker connected against Bryan Abreu<\/a> (0-1).<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> and Christian Walker<\/a> each had a two-run homer for Houston.<\/p>\n

Elvis Alvarado<\/a> (1-0) got two outs for the win. Athletics starter Jacob Lopez<\/a> struck out six in 4 1\/3 innings. He allowed three hits, three runs and five walks.<\/p>\n

Lance McCullers Jr<\/a>. gave up three runs and five hits in four innings for the Astros.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The Astros continue their 10-game trip Monday at Colorado, where Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner<\/a> (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the ball. Houston had not announced a scheduled starter to replace RHP Hunter Brown (1-0, 0.84), who was placed on the 15-day injured list<\/a> with a right shoulder strain. <\/p>\n

The Athletics have an off day Monday before facing the Yankees in the Bronx on Tuesday night. RHP Aaron Civale<\/a> (1-0, 3.60 ERA) pitches against New York RHP Cam Schlittler<\/a> (2-0, 0.00).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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