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Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros

2026-08-22 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 31009 · 73°F, Roof Closed · Wind 0 mph, None · 2:50

Athletics defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Athletics opened the scoring in the 3rd — Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Houston Astros took the lead in the 7th — Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Athletics took the lead in the 8th — Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field — worth 20% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	10	1
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	6

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Henry Bolte CF	3	0	0	0	2	2
Jeff McNeil 1B	5	1	2	0	0	0
Zack Gelof LF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Carlos Cortes LF	2	0	1	0	1	0
Alika Williams SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lawrence Butler RF	3	1	2	1	1	1
Tommy White 3B	4	0	3	0	0	0
Jonah Heim C	4	0	0	1	0	1
Donovan Walton 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2
Max Muncy DH	4	0	1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeremy Pena SS	4	0	1	1	0	3
Yordan Alvarez DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
Isaac Paredes 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Altuve 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Christian Walker 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0
Daulton Varsho CF	4	1	2	1	0	1
Yainer Diaz C	4	0	1	1	0	3
Cam Smith RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Taylor Trammell LF	1	0	0	0	0	0
LaMonte Wade LF	3	1	1	0	0	1