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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Adam Camarena The Associated Press
In a critical game at Raley Field, Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic each contributed two RBIs in the sixth inning to help the Oakland Athletics defeat the Houston Astros 6-5. Jacob Lopez pitched six strong innings for the A’s, giving up only one run on two hits. The win puts both teams at 79-81, making the AL West champion the first postseason team without a winning record for an entire season.
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Story summary
In a crucial game on Friday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Houston Astros 6-5 at Raley Field in West Sacramento, California. Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic each contributed with two RBIs in the sixth inning, while Jacob Lopez secured four strikeouts over six innings, earning the win for the A’s with a record of 7-5. This victory ensured that regardless of playoff outcomes, an American League West champion will have their first losing season at .500 or worse since baseball records began. Despite this, the Astros maintained their division lead alongside the Texas Rangers due to Texas' loss, both teams sitting at 79-81. The A’s seized control in the sixth inning after an error by Jose Altuve and a key two-run single from Stefanic.
Written for “Athletics Win Over Astros” on 2026-10-05,
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Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic both drove in two runs in the sixth inning, and Jacob Lopez tossed four strikeouts in the Athletics’ 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday, assuring the AL West champion will be baseball’s first postseason team without a winning record in a full season.
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champion → drive → season
The Astros still lead the AL West following Texas’ 10-2 loss to the Twins.
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Astros → lead → Twins
Lopez (7-5) went six innings, giving up two hits and one run.
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Lopez → go → hits
His only run came off a no-doubt solo homer from Christian Walker that gave the Astros a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning.
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that → come → inning
The lead lasted into the bottom of the sixth until an error from Jose Altuve sparked the offensive explosion from the A’s.
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error → last → ’s
Hunter Brown (6-4) was pulled for Bennett Sousa following a sacrifice bunt that advanced runners to second and third with one out, but the pitching began to unravel once the bullpen took over.
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bullpen → pull → out
Sousa’s third pitch was roped to center field by the pinch-hitting Stefanic for a two-run single that put the A’s ahead 2-1.
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that → rope → A
The bleeding continued as the A’s dropped in another hit, and Jonah Heim immediately followed it up with a first-pitch RBI.
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Heim → continue → RBI
AJ Blubaugh replaced Sousa and was met with a Henry Bolte bases-clearing two-run triple that extended the lead to 5-1.
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that → replace → 5
The inning was capped by a grounded fielder’s choice that allowed Bolte to slide into home, avoiding the tag to expand their lead.
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Bolte → cap → lead
Bolte finished the night 2 for 5, and Stefanic went 1 for 1, with both picking up two RBIs.
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both → finish → RBIs
Cam Smith’s solo homer in the seventh cut the Astros’ deficit to four, and they scored three more in the eighth.
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they → cut → eighth
Luis Medina struck out Smith to escape the inning with the A’s still ahead, and Hogan Harris picked up his 17th save with a hitless ninth.
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Harris → strike → ninth
Houston can clinch a postseason berth with a win against the A’s and a Texas loss versus the Twins on Saturday.
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Houston → clinch → Saturday
Up next
The Athletics will start RHP Jack Perkins (3-12) for Saturday’s matchup against the Astros.
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Athletics → start → Astros
Houston has not announced a starter.
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Houston → announce → starter
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