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Athletics vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 21, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 21, 4:50 PM ETStats updated Oct 5, 3:35 AM ET
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
StarterJ.T. Ginn
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hayden Wesneski
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF63.277.359.76411473.739275 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.739 · 275 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
2Jeff McNeilL2B46.264.313.6819520.7051-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.705 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small46H-Score
3Zack GelofR3B69.256.322.79722435.764No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score
4Carlos CortesLRF56.251.318.71510381.712No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Carlos Cortes RF · L.251/.318/.715·10 HRvs hand.712 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
5Lawrence ButlerLRF61.237.326.72017539.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
6Tommy WhiteR1B31.254.272.6003195.590No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tommy White 1B · R.254/.272/.600·3 HRvs hand.590 · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score
7Jonah HeimSC46.204.262.62813390.611No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.611 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
8Donovan WaltonL2B58.261.358.8069268.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Donovan Walton 2B · L.261/.358/.806·9 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
9Max MuncyR3B51.230.296.6839284.685No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Max Muncy 3B · R.230/.296/.683·9 HRvs hand.685 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP J.T. Ginn
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jose AltuveR2B50.250.306.70116573.6721-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
1Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small50H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small95H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.262.360.80725659.8152-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small69H-Score
4Daulton VarshoLCF47.221.281.63612526.682377 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small47H-Score
5Christian WalkerR1B66.226.299.72629635.7141-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small66H-Score
6Yainer DiazRC65.285.313.77214361.760265 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
7Cam SmithRRF60.210.279.66921568.6680-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
8Raynel DelgadoL2B—.243.300.651141.52531 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Raynel Delgado 2B · L.243/.300/.651·1 HRvs hand.525 · 31 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Nick AllenRSS43.283.327.7203162.683119 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.683 · 119 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small43H-Score