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Athletics vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 22, 2026

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

7:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 22, 4:20 PM ETStats updated Oct 6, 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
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#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-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.705 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small46H-Score
3Zack GelofR3B69.256.322.79722435.7640-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small69H-Score
4Carlos CortesLRF56.251.318.71510381.7121-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Carlos Cortes RF · L.251/.318/.715·10 HRvs hand.712 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
5Lawrence ButlerLRF61.237.326.72017539.7340-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-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 HeimSC46.204.262.62813390.6110-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.611 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-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 MuncyR3B50.230.296.6839284.685No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Max Muncy 3B · R.230/.296/.683·9 HRvs hand.685 · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Jacob Lopez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.277.325.80222483.6910-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small95H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.262.360.80725659.7590-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.759 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-Score
4Jose AltuveR2B50.250.306.70116573.7621-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small50H-Score
5Christian WalkerR1B66.226.299.72629635.7691-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small66H-Score
6Daulton VarshoLCF47.221.281.63612526.634131 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.634 · 131 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
7Yainer DiazRC65.285.313.77214361.80696 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
7Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.806 · 96 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small65H-Score
8Cam SmithRRF60.210.279.66921568.7290-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small60H-Score
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF40.205.308.6544146.536No MLB historyNo MLB history
9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.536 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score