MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1737 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (32-47) 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 8 9 2
Houston Astros (31-47) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Oakland Dismisses Houston, 8-4
Eric Caine helped his team muscle past the Houston Astros, 8-4. In the game, the Oakland left fielder was 1-5 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Aaron Nola was the winner. He's now 6-3. The loser was fan favorite Lachlan Madden. The Athletics raised their record to 32-47.

With Oakland leading 3-2 in the top of the fifth, Caine hit a fastball from Jhosmar Cortez for a grand slam home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 7-2.

"Eric leaves the last at-bat behind him, whether it was good or bad, and goes up there and competes on every pitch," said Oakland manager Bob Melvin.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Breslin CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .278 4 23
J. Pederson DH 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 .239 5 24
G. Lara 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .167 0 0
M. Mercedes 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .251 6 23
E. Caine LF 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .256 13 40
R. Beltre SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 1 13
H. Rodríguez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 2 12
M. Becker RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .177 1 10
J. Trevino C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .133 0 10
Totals 36 8 9 7 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Breslin 2 (8, 3rd Inning off L. Madden, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off L. Madden, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Caine (13, 5th Inning off J. Cortez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Breslin 5 , J. Pederson , G. Lara , M. Mercedes 2 , E. Caine 4 , J. Trevino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lara , E. Caine , H. Rodríguez , M. Becker
GIDP: G. Lara
Hit by Pitch: H. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mercedes 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Beltre (2) , H. Rodríguez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-Rodríguez-Mercedes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Castro 1B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248 6 26
Y. Pozo C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .278 2 6
D. Jones LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .250 10 29
C. Spears CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .279 7 34
T. Holman DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .226 9 29
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .249 3 22
E. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .228 9 19
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .193 2 14
   a-S. Montés PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 1 2
A. Valentín 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 3 8
Totals 36 4 8 3 2 8 21      
a - S. Montés pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McGuire (8, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Spears (8, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Castro 2 , D. Jones 2 , C. Spears 2 , S. McGuire 3 , E. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones , T. Holman , E. Simmons , A. Valentín
GIDP: C. Spears
Hit by Pitch: Y. Pozo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Simmons (1)
Double Plays: 1 (van Zandvliet-Valentín-Castro)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Nola W (6-3) 5.0 7 4 3 1 7 0 25 97 3.64   
G. Ynoa H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 5.08   
V. Porchianelo 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 6.56   
Z. Davies 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 16 3.32   
J. Bray 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 45
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, G. Ynoa 3, V. Porchianelo 3, Z. Davies 4, J. Bray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 4-4, G. Ynoa 2-1, V. Porchianelo 2-0, Z. Davies 1-1, J. Bray 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 97-65, G. Ynoa 9-8, V. Porchianelo 15-10, Z. Davies 16-8, J. Bray 7-7
WP: A. Nola
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Madden L (3-10) 4.1 5 4 4 2 3 0 20 102 4.48   
J. Cortez 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 3 21 7.63   
B. Dailey 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 35 1.69   
A. Sanchez 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 20 3.86   
J. De Fratus 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 4.94   
K. Jenkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madden 38
Batters Faced: L. Madden 20, J. Cortez 3, B. Dailey 7, A. Sanchez 5, J. De Fratus 4, K. Jenkins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madden 7-3, J. Cortez 0-0, B. Dailey 0-3, A. Sanchez 2-0, J. De Fratus 1-0, K. Jenkins 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madden 102-63, J. Cortez 21-12, B. Dailey 35-22, A. Sanchez 20-11, J. De Fratus 18-10, K. Jenkins 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cortez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Dailey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Caine
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 35941
Sunday, June 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 66