ATH 4, HOU 3 | Aug 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 22, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

ATH

Athletics

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Luis Medina

LOSS

Bennett Sousa

SAVE

Elvis Alvarado

The Athletics edged the Astros 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Tommy White3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:50Att: 31,009Venue: Daikin Park

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97.3%A+

4 missed calls

+6.8% ATH

+0.32 runs ATH

Win Probability

HOU WinATH Win

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

Game 824151 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteCF	3	0	0	0	2	2	.264/.342/.361	80.1	.073	.068
Jeff McNeil1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	.262/.314/.356	94.7	.374	.359
Zack GelofLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.262/.324/.469	100.2	.047	.046
Alika WilliamsSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261/.298/.387	30.2	-	-
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	1	2	1	1	1	.219/.311/.356	102.8	.165	.151
Tommy White3B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.265/.289/.342	97	.582	.544
Jonah HeimC	4	0	0	1	0	1	.204/.268/.380	101.4	.089	.084
Donovan Walton2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.283/.374/.454	103.8	.395	.737
Max MuncyDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.214/.288/.368	87.9	.088	.079
Bench
Carlos CortesLF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.262/.339/.407	103.6	.315	.289
Jacob LopezP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	4	10	3	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Walton (3rd off Brown, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:White

TB:14

RBI:Butler; Heim; Walton

GIDP:White; Walton; Cortes

Team LOB:7

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	1	1	0	3	.283/.337/.467	88.7	.877

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jacob Lopez	6.0	3	1	1	1	9	0	91-59	81.1	4.98
Luis MedinaW	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	1	26-17	92.1	3.77
Hogan HarrisH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	88.7	3.72
Elvis AlvaradoS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	97.1	4.29
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	2	14	1	141-92	-	-

IBB:Medina

Pitches-strikes:Lopez 91-59; Medina 26-17; Harris 11-7; Alvarado 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Lopez 3-7; Medina 1-0; Harris 2-0; Alvarado 0-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hunter Brown	5.2	7	1	1	3	4	1	101-66	92.9	3.51

Game Notes

📺

B6Replay review: Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jose Altuve called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Bryan Abreu picks off Henry Bolte at 1st on throw to first baseman Christian Walker.

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T8Wild pitch by Bennett Sousa

Top 3 • ATH

1-0

Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.4 mph💣 422 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • HOU

1-1

Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores.

EV: 100.2 mph389 ftLA: 24°

Bot 7 • HOU

1-2

Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 97.6 mph💣 358 ftLA: 30°

1-3

Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.

EV: 88.7 mph254 ftLA: 17°

Top 8 • ATH

4-3

Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd.

EV: 68.5 mph71 ftLA: 5°

3-3

Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores.

EV: 102.8 mph17 ftLA: -9°

Bench
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.222/.346/.344	99.2	.394	.581
Hunter BrownP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
AJ BlubaughP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bennett SousaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan AbreuP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-