Astros Finish a Bizarre Season as AL West Champions
There may be no more fitting ending to the Astros’ strange 2026 regular season than this: They finished exactly .500—and won the division anyway. Houston shut out the Athletics 9-0 Sunday at Sutter Health Park, finishing 81-81 and claiming the AL West on…
Astros Lineup Today: September 27 vs. Athletics
Game Details Date: September 27, 2026First pitch: 2:05 p.m. CTLocation: Sutter Health Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (subscription required)Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM Astros Starting Lineup Jeremy Peña (R) SS Yordan…
Astros Erupt for 13 Runs, Send AL West Race to Game 162
After a week of squandered opportunities, bullpen disasters, and an AL West race that increasingly resembled a contest to see who could avoid winning it, the Astros finally did something emphatic Saturday night. Houston pounded the Athletics 13-2 at…
Astros Lineup Today: September 26 vs. Athletics
Game Details Date: September 26, 2026First pitch: 8:40 p.m. CTLocation: Sutter Health Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (subscription required)Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM Astros Starting Lineup Jeremy Peña (R) SS Yordan…
Six-Run Sixth Costs Astros Chance to Take AL West Lead
For five innings Friday night, Hunter Brown and the Astros appeared to be doing exactly what they needed to do. Then the sixth inning happened. The Athletics scored six runs in the inning, turning a 1-0 Houston lead into a 6-1 deficit, and held off a…
Astros Lineup Today: September 25 vs. Athletics
Game Details Date: September 25, 2026First pitch: 8:40 p.m. CTLocation: Sutter Health Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (subscription required)Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM Astros Starting Lineup Jeremy Peña (R) SS Yordan…
Spence’s Historic 3-Homer Night Powers Astros Past A’s
Lucas Spence entered Thursday night without a major-league home run. He left Sutter Health Park with three of them—and the Astros still tied for first place in the AL West. The 23-year-old rookie drove in five runs with three homers as Houston beat the…
Astros Lineup Today: September 24 vs. Athletics
Game Details Date: September 24, 2026First pitch: 8:40 p.m. CTLocation: Sutter Health Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (subscription required)Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM Astros Starting Lineup Jeremy Peña (R) SS Yordan…
Astros vs. Athletics Series Preview: AL West on the Line
After 158 games, the Astros’ season comes down to four games in West Sacramento. Houston opens its final series of the regular season Thursday against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. The Astros and Rangers enter the night tied atop the AL West…
Astros Implode, Fall Into Tie Atop AL West
“A brutal ending to a very disappointing homestand.” That was the assessment on the Astros’ postgame broadcast Sunday, and it would be difficult to argue with it. The Houston Astros ended a nine-game homestand against three AL West opponents with a 7-6…
