Astros at Athletics Game Discussion 9/24/2026

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros will continue their final road trip of the regular season with the first game of a four -game series against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA…RHP Peter Lambert (8-10) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Mason Barnett (1-4) an

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TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros will continue their final road trip of the regular season with the first game of a four -game series against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA…RHP Peter Lambert (8-10) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Mason Barnett (1-4) and the Athletics.

THE LAMBO: RHP Peter Lambert has been the most consistent starter for the Astros this season, as he leads the club in wins (8), starts (27), innings pitched (151.0) and strikeouts (147)…he’s

allowed two-or-fewer earned runs in 19 of his 27 starts on the year and has done so in 11 of his last 14 starts.

THE POSTSEASON CHASE: The Astros and Rangers are locked in a tight race down the stretch for the AL West with the two teams having the same record with four games left to play… the Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers with a season series victory (9-4 record).

AL WEST NEXT GAME

Houston: 78-80 – at ATH (63-95)
Texas: 78-80 – vs. NYM (73-85)
Seattle: 74-84 4.0 vs. LAA (60-98)

VS. THE ATHLETICS: This is the final series between the Astros and Athletics this season, with the two clubs last seeing each other from Aug. 21-23 at Daikin Park..the Astros have gone 4-5 vs. the Athletics this season…the Astros also own an overall regular season record of 124-111 against the Athletics, including a 59-60 record on the road.

THE CASE FOR THE MVP: DH Yordan Alvarez is a solid candidate for the AL MVP Award…Alvarez leads the American League in OPS (1.035), slugging percentage (.603), OBP (.432), batting average (.316), total bases (332), walks (107), IBB (33), wRC+ (181), OPS+ (.191) and extra-base hits (75)…he also ranks tied for first in home runs (41), second in RBI (102), tid for second in hits (174), fourth in runs (101), and tied for third
in doubles (33).

TRIPLE THREAT: DH Yordan Alvarez currently ranks first or second in the AL in all three Triple Crown categories…he enters tonight leading the AL in batting avg. (.316), while ranking tied for first in HR (41) and second in RBI (102)…since Carl Yastrzemski won the AL Triple Crown in 1967, there has been just one Triple Crown winner in the Majors, Miguel Cabrera in 2012 (AL):

Batting Avg. (AL) HR (AL) RBI (AL)