MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1697 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (31-45) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Houston Astros (29-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Athletics Pick Up 3-0 Win Over Houston
In a tight tilt between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, Hyun-jin Ryu was the deciding factor. The Oakland left-hander spearheaded the 3-0 win. Ryu picked up the win for Oakland, going 7.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 3-5. Zach Davies was credited with the save, his 3rd in 8 tries.

The Athletics had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 3-0, Oakland, with no one out. Houston, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Claude Spears dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 screwball, he flied out.

Houston is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 6 in a row.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pederson DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 5 22
M. Harrison RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .244 10 30
G. Corporan 3B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .246 10 30
   a-M. Ruiz PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 1 4
E. Caine LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .264 12 36
M. Mercedes 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 .247 6 22
R. Beltre SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 1 13
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .241 2 12
M. Becker CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .180 1 10
J. Trevino C 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .129 0 10
   b-J. Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 2
   c-T. Hickman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 2 1 7 19      
a - M. Ruiz pinch ran for G. Corporan in the 5th
b - J. Roberts pinch hit for J. Trevino in the 9th
c - T. Hickman substituted for J. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Corporan (8, 1st Inning off E. Guy, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Becker (5, 4th Inning off E. Guy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pederson , M. Harrison 3 , G. Corporan 4 , E. Caine , H. Rodríguez , M. Becker 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , M. Mercedes 2 , R. Beltre 2
GIDP: J. Trevino
Sac Fly: J. Trevino
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trevino-Rodríguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Castro 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .245 5 23
S. Piscotty LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 1 7
   a-D. Jones PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 10 29
S. Montés DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .189 1 2
Y. Pozo C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .283 2 6
E. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 8 17
   b-C. Spears PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 7 31
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 3 22
J. Hanna CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .088 2 3
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 2 12
A. Valentín 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 7
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 9 16      
a - D. Jones pinch hit for S. Piscotty in the 8th
b - C. Spears pinch hit for E. Simmons in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Castro , S. Piscotty , Y. Pozo 2 , S. McGuire , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Simmons
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Pozo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guy-Valentín-Castro)
PB: Y. Pozo
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ryu W (3-5) 7.1 5 0 0 2 6 0 28 121 4.16   
P. Baez H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 2.16   
Z. Davies SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ryu 72
Batters Faced: H. Ryu 28, P. Baez 2, Z. Davies 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ryu 7-8, P. Baez 0-0, Z. Davies 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ryu 121-74, P. Baez 12-7, Z. Davies 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Baez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Guy L (5-4) 5.0 9 3 3 1 1 0 24 94 3.14   
K. Jenkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 2.59   
G. Johnson 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.00   
J. De Fratus 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 5.26   
B. Dailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 17 1.93   
B. Ramsey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Guy 37
Batters Faced: E. Guy 24, K. Jenkins 3, G. Johnson 3, J. De Fratus 2, B. Dailey 3, B. Ramsey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Guy 5-8, K. Jenkins 1-0, G. Johnson 1-0, J. De Fratus 0-1, B. Dailey 0-1, B. Ramsey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Guy 94-60, K. Jenkins 10-9, G. Johnson 11-7, J. De Fratus 8-5, B. Dailey 17-11, B. Ramsey 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. De Fratus 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hyun-jin Ryu
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 29547
Special Notes: 3B Gabriel Corporan was injured while running the bases.
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