Astros Blank Athletics 9-0 in Sacramento

The Final Result

The Houston Astros defeated the Sacramento Athletics 9-0 on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California. The final score stands at 9-0 in favor of the visitors, who dominated the offensive battle against the home club. Attendance for the matchup was 10,022, with the Astros improving their record to 81-81 while the Athletics fell to 64-98.

How the Game Unfolded

The Astros established the early lead in the third inning, scoring four runs to take a 4-0 advantage. Jose Altuve grounded out to first base, allowing Luis Garcia to score and Yordan Alvarez to reach third. Following that, Mauricio Diaz doubled to left field, bringing in Alvarez. The inning continued with a triple to center field by Spence, which scored Diaz and Walker, completing the four-run rally. The Athletics failed to score in the bottom half of the third.

The Astros extended their lead in the sixth inning. Walker hit a home run to left field, traveling 386 feet, to make it 5-0. Later in the same frame, Alvarez singled to right field, allowing Smith to score and advancing Pena to third base, bringing the total to 6-0.

In the seventh inning, Smith singled to center field, scoring Walker and moving Spence to second. Pena then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Spence and advancing Trammell to second and Smith to third, making it 8-0.

The final run came in the eighth inning when Diaz grounded into a double play, allowing Allen to score and Delgado to be out at second base.

Pitching Performance

The Astros utilized a deep bullpen to secure the shutout. Peter Lambert started with two innings of work, allowing two hits and striking out one batter without issuing a walk. Ethan Pecko followed with three innings, allowing one hit and striking out two batters, earning the win and improving his record to 2-0. Miguel Ullola pitched one inning, allowing a walk and striking out one. Bryan King worked one inning, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two. Logan VanWey pitched one inning, allowing a walk. Tatsuya Imai finished the game with one inning, striking out one batter without allowing a hit or a walk.

The Athletics rotation struggled to contain the Astros. Seth Johnson pitched 1.2 innings, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out two. Brady Basso took the loss, pitching one inning and allowing three hits, four earned runs, a walk, and one strikeout, dropping his record to 1-4.

Elvis Alvarado pitched 1.1 innings, striking out three batters without allowing a hit or a walk. Scott Blewett pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs. Chris Roycroft pitched one inning, allowing three hits, two earned runs, and four walks while striking out two.

Geoff Hartlieb pitched 1.2 innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, a walk, and one strikeout. Drew Rom finished the game with one inning, retiring all batters faced.

Sources

ESPN