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FinalFinal lineupsAL West

Athletics 4, Houston Astros 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 10:10 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score25
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
4
4–3
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 51
3
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosHouston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Brown leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAthleticsAthletics owns a .717 OPS vs RHP, 16th in MLB; Houston ranks 11th vs LHP.
LineupAstrosHouston's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenAstrosHouston owns a 4.28 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.58.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

ATH
Jacob Lopez LHP
Jacob Lopez
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.22
186th
WHIP
1.53
187th
K/9
8.28
113th
BB/9
4.70
194th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.53
195th
OPS/R
–
IP
88.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.67
34th
WHIP
1.30
104th
K/9
9.44
26th
BB/9
5.24
206th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.18
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
68.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.14
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Brown allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.30 WHIP compared with 1.53.
·Brown enters with a 3.67 ERA compared with Lopez's 5.22.
·Brown strikes out 1.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Lopez has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.35 more per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLopezBrownNote
Career vs opponent6.23 ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 9 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lopez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%89.5
Slider34%75.7
Cutter20%85.3
Changeup8%81.5
Sinker3%89.7
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Athletics vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs LHP (Jacob Lopez)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
2Jeff McNeilL2B46.6819.7051-for-3Very small sample
3Zack GelofR3B69.79722.7640-for-5Very small sample
4Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.7121-for-2Very small sample
5Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.7340-for-2Very small sample
6Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.590No MLB historyNo history
7Jonah HeimSC46.62813.6110-for-2Very small sample
8Donovan WaltonL2B58.8069.868No MLB historyNo history
9Max MuncyR3B51.6839.685No MLB historyNo history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample46H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample69H-Score4Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score5Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score6Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score7Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample46H-Score8Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score9Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs LHP Jacob Lopez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Lopez (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.6910-for-3Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.03342.8251-for-2Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.7590-for-1Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.7621-for-3Very small sample
5Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.7691-for-4Very small sample
6Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.6341-for-3Very small sample
7Yainer DiazRC65.77214.8061-for-5Very small sample
8Cam SmithRRF60.66921.7290-for-5Very small sample
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF40.6544.536No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand .825 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .759 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .762 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score5Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .634 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .806 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample65H-Score8Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .729 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample60H-Score9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .536 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATHATH·HOUHOU
AVG.245 15th.242 18th
OPS.719 15th.732 7th
Home runs194 11th226 1st
Runs699 21st734 13th
OBP.317 15th.315 19th
SLG.402 15th.417 5th
PitchingATHATH·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.51vs4.45
ATHHOU
WHIP1.51vs1.34
ATHHOU
K/98.5vs8.8
ATHHOU
HR Allowed247vs204
ATHHOU
BullpenATHATH·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.58vs4.28
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.50vs1.29
no league rank
Saves39vs49
ATHHOU
ResultsATHATH·HOUHOU
+7830th
Run differential
+29115th
64–98 Record81–81
2–8 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Athletics (2–8)
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
Houston Astros (5–5)
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jacob Lopez (5.22 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.67 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Athletics and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jacob Lopez is at 41; Hunter Brown is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.