April 5, 2026Updated 3:28 pm EDT
The Houston Astros visit the Athletics at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Lance McCullers (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will start for the Astros, who are 6-3 this season and first in the AL West. Jacob Lopez (0-1, 6.75 ERA) is the expected starter for the Athletics, who are 2-6 and fifth in the AL West.
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Injury reports
Astros
Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Enyel De Los Santos: 15 Day IL (Knee), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Josh Hader: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics
Gunnar Hoglund: 15 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
- Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .423/.590/.885 this season with three home runs (4th in MLB), eight RBIs (9th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.474 (1st in MLB). He has a 10.3% strikeout rate and a 25.6% walk rate in 39 plate appearances, and he has scored nine total runs. Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
- In 38 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has hit two long balls (20th in MLB), tallied four RBIs and scored eight runs (5th in MLB). He is batting .321/.500/.571 and has posted a 15.8% strikeout rate and a 26.3% walk rate. Altuve has recorded one steal on two attempts.
- Shea Langeliers has hit five home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied eight RBIs (9th in MLB) and has scored six runs. In 33 plate appearances, he has recorded a .300 BA, .364 OBP and .800 SLG with a 9.1% walk rate and a 36.4% strikeout rate.
- In 31 plate appearances, Max Muncy has hit two long balls (20th in MLB), tallied five RBIs and scored six runs. He is batting .300/.323/.600 and has posted a 38.7% strikeout rate and a 3.2% walk rate. Muncy has recorded one steal on one attempt.
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