MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/23/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2928 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (65-92) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 11 0
Oakland Athletics (72-85) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
5 Straight Wins for Astros
Houston Astros starter Mike Cunningham pitched his team past the Oakland Athletics, 5-1. Cunningham, the winner, moves to 7-10. He threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 2 walks. Houston has run its win streak to 5 straight.

José Villarreal, who is tied for 7th in the AL in triples with 6, helped out the Houston cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the left fielder was 2 for 3 with a double.

"Mike kept his poise and got the job done," said Houston manager Manny Acta. "He was outstanding."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .247 10 40
J. Villarreal LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 0 17
C. Spears CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .252 13 61
S. Castro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .316 7 67
S. McGuire 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .288 22 97
J. Lowery 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .275 4 44
J. Hanna DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 6
T. Ibarra C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 12 37
E. van Zandvliet SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .198 1 29
Totals 34 5 11 5 1 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Villarreal (11, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Thomas (18, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Spears (25, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. McGuire (24, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Lowery (21, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Hanna (1, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 3 , J. Villarreal 3 , C. Spears 2 , S. Castro , S. McGuire 3 , J. Lowery 3 , J. Hanna 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Castro , E. van Zandvliet
Sac Bunt: J. Villarreal
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. McGuire (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (van Zandvliet-Castro-Lowery, McGuire-Castro, van Zandvliet-Castro-Lowery)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 5 36
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 4 18
T. Rivera 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 1 14
T. Graves LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .270 11 61
I. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250 8 41
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .230 4 38
M. Harrison RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .183 2 14
A. Breslin CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .215 2 18
R. Beltre SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198 1 39
Totals 29 1 6 1 4 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Breslin (9, 2nd Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rivera , T. Graves 2 , H. Rodríguez 2 , A. Breslin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roberts , I. Díaz
GIDP: T. Graves , I. Díaz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Rivera (3)
OF assists: 2 (Breslin(Ibarra at home), Harrison(Lowery at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cunningham W (7-10) 5.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 89 4.88   
D. Lopez 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.80   
E. Guy 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 57
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 21, D. Lopez 5, E. Guy 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 4-8, D. Lopez 1-1, E. Guy 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 89-55, D. Lopez 24-12, E. Guy 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola L (8-11) 5.1 10 5 4 1 6 0 85 4.69   
J. Warren 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 35
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, J. Warren 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 4-4, J. Warren 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 85-54, J. Warren 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warren 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Cunningham
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22267
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