Houston Astros at Athletics
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Yordan Alvarez goes deep as Astros hit 5 homers in 13-2 rout of A's to close in on AL West title
Houston (80-81) can clinch the AL West crown and the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs with another win Sunday over the A's in their regular-season finale or a Texas Rangers loss at Minnesota. Either team will become the first to win a division with a .500 record or worse, excluding shortened seasons.
Alvarez homered in the fifth inning to put the Astros up 6-1. His 42nd homer of the season tied him with Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero for second in the AL.
Houston finished with 16 hits as Jeremy Peña, Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve combined for nine of them and seven RBI.
Peña hit a pair of two-run homers, one in the third and the other in the eighth. He finished 4 for 6 with four RBI. Parades homered in the first to open the scoring and went 3 for 5.
Hayden Wesneski (6-2) threw seven innings and struck out five while allowing six hits and two runs.
The Astros scored six runs, including Lucas Spence's solo homer, between the seventh and ninth to expand their lead to 13-2.
Jack Perkins (3-13) pitched five innings for the Athletics. He struck out nine but gave up six runs and three homers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Cortes grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Walton struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Gelof struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Peña struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Barrosa flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Smith flied out to right. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 13 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 13 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 16 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 13 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 41 | At Bats | 32 |
| 5 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 24 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 182 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 34 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 810.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 8 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 12.9 | Runs Created | 0.8 |
| .390 | Batting Average | .188 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .829 | Slugging Percentage | .188 |
| .537 | Secondary Average | .063 |
| .435 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| 1.264 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .423 |
| 0.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.7 |
| 12.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.8 |
| 90.0 | Batter Rating | 14.0 |
| 8.2 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.96 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.29 |
| .439 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.31 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .087 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| .146 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.125 |
| 26.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.9 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 126.8 | MLB Rating | 67.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 12,025 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
- | 81 | W2 | 0.5 | 81 |
 Texas |
1 | 82 | L1 | 0.49382716 | 80 |
 Seattle |
5 | 86 | W2 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
| Athletics |
17 | 98 | L2 | 0.39506173 | 64 |
 Los Angeles |
19 | 100 | L2 | 0.38271606 | 62 |