Game Details
Date: September 27, 2026
First pitch: 2:05 p.m. CT
Location: Sutter Health Park
How to Tune In
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN app (subscription required)
Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM
Astros Starting Lineup
- Jeremy Peña (R) SS
- Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
- Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
- Jose Altuve (R) 2B
- Yainer Diaz (R) C
- Christian Walker (R) 1B
- Lucas Spence (L) CF
- Cam Smith (R) RF
- Taylor Trammell (L) LF
SP: Peter Lambert (RHP)
Athletics Starting Lineup
- Henry Bolte (R) CF
- Lawrence Butler (L) RF
- Shea Langeliers (R) DH
- Zack Gelof (R) 3B
- Jeff McNeil (L) 1B
- Donovan Walton (L) 2B
- Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (R) SS
- Carlos Cortes (L) LF
- Brian Serven (R) C
SP: Seth Johnson (RHP)
Notes
It all comes down to Game 162. The Astros and Rangers enter the final day tied atop the AL West at 80-81, with Houston holding the tiebreaker. An Astros win or a Rangers loss sends Houston to the postseason; an Astros loss combined with a Texas win ends Houston’s season. And the pitching matchup could hardly be stranger: Seth Johnson is making just the second start of his MLB career, while Peter Lambert is making his second start of this series after starting Thursday’s opener. With the division on the line, Game 162 has somehow found one more way to be unbelievable.
