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Houston Astros vs Athletics Starting Lineups — September 25, 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 25, 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.758
+26 ptsOPS edge
ATH
.732
Slight edge: HOU
Power
Season HR
167vs117
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.324vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.818vs.742
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.683vs.670
HOU wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · ATH wins 4
HOUSlotATH
Jeremy Peña.778
1.753Henry Bolte
Yordan Alvarez.992
2.726Lawrence Butler
Isaac Paredes.793
3.795Shea Langeliers
Jose Altuve.706
4.695Jeff McNeil
Yainer Diaz.753
5.793Zack Gelof
Christian Walker.711
6.800Donovan Walton
Cam Smith.668
7.721Carlos Cortes
Lucas Spence.719
8.640Tommy White
Jorge Barrosa.662
9.648Jonah Heim
7 of 9 Houston Astros hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jacob Lopez (5 of 9 for Athletics)
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Athletics
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness