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Houston Astros vs Athletics Starting Lineups — September 24, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 24, 7:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:35 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
HOU.746
−2 ptsOPS edge
ATH
.748
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
167vs112
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.320vs.329
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.820vs.741
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.640vs.730
HOU wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · ATH wins 6
HOUSlotATH
Jeremy Peña.781
1.760Henry Bolte
Yordan Alvarez.994
2.720Lawrence Butler
Isaac Paredes.789
3.798Shea Langeliers
Jose Altuve.712
4.685Jeff McNeil
Yainer Diaz.760
5.776Zack Gelof
Christian Walker.705
6.802Donovan Walton
Cam Smith.669
7.726Carlos Cortes
Lucas Spence.627
8.819Joshua Kuroda-Grauer
Christian Vázquez.622
9.644Jonah Heim
2 of 9 Houston Astros hitters have the platoon advantage vs Mason Barnett (5 of 9 for Athletics)
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply
- Handedness works against them today
Athletics
- No easy outs at the bottom