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Houston Astros vs Athletics Starting Lineups — September 26, 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 26, 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.756
+25 ptsOPS edge
ATH
.731
Slight edge: HOU
Power
Season HR
175vs117
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.815vs.741
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.677vs.672
HOU wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · ATH wins 4
HOUSlotATH
Jeremy Peña.771
1.758Henry Bolte
Yordan Alvarez.992
2.722Lawrence Butler
Isaac Paredes.789
3.791Shea Langeliers
Jose Altuve.703
4.693Jeff McNeil
Yainer Diaz.758
5.786Zack Gelof
Christian Walker.717
6.797Donovan Walton
Lucas Spence.699
7.726Carlos Cortes
Cam Smith.675
8.637Tommy White
Taylor Trammell.657
9.651Jonah Heim
3 of 9 Houston Astros hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jack Perkins (5 of 9 for Athletics)
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Handedness works against them today
Athletics
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness