Astros Blank A's 9-0 in Sacramento

Dominant Third Inning

The Houston Astros defeated the Athletics 9-0 on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. The away team took full control of the game early, scoring eight of their nine runs in the third inning. The Athletics failed to score a run throughout the entire contest, finishing with a record of 64-98. Houston improved to 81-81. Attendance at the venue was 10,022.

Scoring Sequence

The Astros' offensive surge began in the top of the third inning. Jose Altuve grounded out to first base, allowing Yordan Alvarez to reach third while Luis Garcia scored. Next, Jose Diaz doubled to left field, driving in Alvarez. The inning concluded with a triple by Spence to center field, which scored Diaz and Walker. In the sixth inning, Walker hit a home run to left field that traveled 386 feet. Alvarez followed with a single to right field, scoring Smith and moving Garcia to third. The seventh inning saw Smith single to center, scoring Walker and moving Spence to second. Garcia then hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Spence and moving Trammell to second and Smith to third. The final run was scored in the eighth inning when Diaz grounded into a double play, allowing Allen to score while Delgado was out at second.

Pitching Performance

Houston's pitching staff combined for a no-hit performance against the Athletics' lineup. Peter Lambert pitched two innings, allowing two hits and one strikeout. Ethan Pecko recorded the win, pitching three innings with one hit, no earned runs, and two strikeouts. Miguel Ullola pitched one inning with one walk and one strikeout. Bryan King pitched one inning with two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Logan VanWey pitched one inning with one walk. Tatsuya Imai closed the game with one inning, one walk, and one strikeout. The Athletics' starting pitcher Seth Johnson pitched one and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit, two walks, and striking out two. Brady Basso took the loss, pitching one inning with three hits, four earned runs, one walk, and one strikeout. Elvis Alvarado pitched one and one-third innings with three strikeouts. Scott Blewett pitched one and one-third innings with two hits and two earned runs. Chris Roycroft pitched one inning with three hits, two earned runs, four walks, and two strikeouts. Geoff Hartlieb pitched one and two-thirds innings with three hits, one earned run, one walk, and one strikeout. Drew Rom pitched one inning without allowing a hit.

Sources

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