Athletics Defeat Houston Astros 7-6, Improve to 51-80

Final result

Athletics defeated Houston Astros 7-6 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Athletics at 51-80 (.389).

MLB data listed Houston Astros at 65-66 (.496).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Houston Astros 3 runs; 2nd — Houston Astros 1 run; 4th — Houston Astros 2 runs; 5th — Athletics 6 runs; 7th — Athletics 1 run.

Brian Serven (Athletics): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Isaac Paredes (Houston Astros): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Jose Altuve (Houston Astros): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Max Muncy (Athletics): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Cristian Javier (Houston Astros): 4.0 innings and 8 strikeouts. Jack Perkins (Athletics): 5.0 innings and 6 strikeouts, (W, 3-9).

Jose Altuve hit a home run for Houston Astros in the bottom of the 1st (2 RBI). Isaac Paredes hit a home run for Houston Astros in the bottom of the 4th (2 RBI). Brian Serven hit a home run for Athletics in the top of the 5th (3 RBI). Max Muncy hit a home run for Athletics in the top of the 7th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Athletics were 51-80, 5th in the division, 14.0 games back in the division, 12th in the wild-card standings, 14.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 18, wild-card elimination number 18.

In the 2026 standings, the Houston Astros were 65-66, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 30.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings