MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/24/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2944 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (65-93) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 6 1
Oakland Athletics (73-85) 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Astros Beaten By Athletics, 6-5
The timely hitting of Ramon Beltre helped the Oakland Athletics down the Houston Astros, 6-5. Beltre went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Athletics. Ben Eckels was the winner. He's now 5-3. The loser was fireballing left-hander Kevin Rogers. Gabriel Ynoa notched his 24th save in 26 chances.

With Oakland leading 4-0 in the bottom of the third, Beltre came up to bat against Houston pitcher Kevin Rogers. Beltre hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Athletics on top, 6-0.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Beltre.

With this game in the books, Oakland is 73-85, Houston 65-93.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 10 40
J. Villarreal LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .303 0 19
C. Spears CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .251 13 61
S. Castro 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .316 7 67
S. McGuire 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .287 22 98
J. Burkett DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .254 0 6
J. Lowery 1B 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .273 4 45
T. Ibarra C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .220 12 37
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .199 1 30
   a-S. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 3
Totals 30 5 6 5 4 7 11      
a - S. Walker pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Villarreal (12, 7th Inning off B. Eckels, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas , J. Villarreal 3 , S. Castro , T. Ibarra , E. van Zandvliet
2-out RBI: J. Villarreal , J. Lowery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , T. Ibarra
GIDP: S. McGuire
Sac Fly: S. McGuire
Hit by Pitch: S. Castro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. van Zandvliet (8)
OF assists: 2 (Spears(Graves at home), Thomas(Díaz at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rodríguez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .232 4 38
W. Rasquin DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .250 5 17
Y. Pozo C 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .247 4 18
   a-J. Trevino C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 0 27
T. Graves LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .270 11 62
I. Díaz 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .251 8 42
   b-T. Rivera 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 1 14
M. Harrison RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .188 2 15
R. Beltre SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .199 2 41
A. Breslin CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .217 2 18
J. Alberts 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 1 13
   c-M. Ruiz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 12
Totals 31 6 10 6 7 5 18      
a - J. Trevino substituted for Y. Pozo in the 7th
b - T. Rivera substituted for I. Díaz in the 9th
c - M. Ruiz substituted for J. Alberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Alberts (6, 2nd Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Graves (26, 4th Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Beltre (2, 3rd Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rodríguez 2 , W. Rasquin , T. Graves 2 , I. Díaz , M. Harrison 2 , R. Beltre 4 , A. Breslin , J. Alberts 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Pozo , I. Díaz , J. Alberts
Sac Fly: I. Díaz , M. Harrison
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Beltre-Díaz, Rodríguez-Beltre-Díaz)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rogers L (7-12) 2.0 4 6 3 5 1 1 91 4.90   
E. Smith 4.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 51 3.71   
J. Morán 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 22
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 16, E. Smith 15, J. Morán 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 0-5, E. Smith 2-4, J. Morán 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 91-48, E. Smith 51-34, J. Morán 32-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Eckels W (5-3) 6.2 6 5 5 4 5 0 86 3.83   
Z. Davies H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.58   
G. Ynoa SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Eckels 43
Batters Faced: B. Eckels 29, Z. Davies 4, G. Ynoa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Eckels 6-7, Z. Davies 1-1, G. Ynoa 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Eckels 86-51, Z. Davies 10-9, G. Ynoa 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Davies 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Eckels
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Beltre
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 21121
Special Notes: Yohel Pozo was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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