A late rally defined the Oakland Athletics’ win over the Houston Astros, with Oakland taking control in the sixth before Houston made the finish tense.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Lopez anchored Oakland’s effort on the mound, limiting Houston to a single earned run while working through the sixth. Hogan Harris then closed the ninth and recorded the save.
Michael Stefanic’s single brought Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof home, giving Oakland the lead. Jonah Heim’s single brought Denzel Clarke across, Henry Bolte’s triple brought home Tommy White and Heim, and Lawrence Butler’s fielder’s choice brought Bolte home.
Christian Walker had put Houston ahead with a homer in the fourth, and Cam Smith added another homer in the seventh. Hunter Brown kept Houston within reach, but Bennett Sousa allowed Oakland’s rally to break open the game.
Oakland extended its winning streak, while Houston’s losing streak continued. The late rally gave the Athletics the edge, but the Astros kept pressing until the final out.
Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros, 6-5.
- Cam Smith went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .209 on the season).
- Christian Walker went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .223 on the season).
- Jonah Heim went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .206 on the season).
- Jacob Lopez allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (7-5) (5.47 ERA).
- Hunter Brown allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits over 5.1 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (6-4) (3.19 ERA).
- Hogan Harris allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (17) (3.33 ERA).
Oakland Athletics improved to 64-96; Houston Astros fell to 79-81.