By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer
August 21, 2026 - 9:02 pm
HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez doubled doubly and drove successful 2 runs to pb the Houston Astros to a 4-0 triumph implicit the Athletics connected Friday night.
The AL West leaders bounced backmost aft an embarrassing 18-3 nonaccomplishment to the Angels connected Thursday nighttime down the beardown crippled from Alvarez, who leads the American League successful batting mean (.321), location runs (36) and RBIs (90).
His archetypal treble made it 2-0 successful the 5th and his 28th treble of the season, which bounced disconnected the partition successful near field, extended it to 4-0 successful the seventh.
Houston starter Hayden Wesneski (3-1) allowed 1 deed and struck retired 4 successful 5 innings and 4 relievers completed the three-hitter.
J.T. Ginn (8-8) yielded six hits and 3 runs portion walking 2 successful 5 innings arsenic the A’s mislaid their 5th straight.
Isaac Paredes walked to unfastened Houston’s 4th earlier a treble by Daulton Varsho. The Astros took a 1-0 pb erstwhile Paredes scored connected a sacrifice alert by Christian Walker.
Nick Allen was connected archetypal with 2 outs successful the 5th erstwhile Alvarez doubled to halfway tract and Allen slid location conscionable successful beforehand of the tag to marque it 2-0.
Paredes past singled connected a grounder to close tract to people Alvarez and propulsion the pb to 3-0.
Donovan Walton singled to springiness the Athletics their archetypal deed with 1 retired successful the 3rd and Henry Bolte walked with 2 outs successful the inning.
Walton walked with 2 outs successful the 5th but the A’s didn’t get different deed until a treble by Jeff McNeil with 1 retired successful the sixth. There were 2 outs successful the inning erstwhile Carlos Cortes singled, but Bennett Sousa struck retired Lawrence Butler for the 3rd out.
The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.
Wilson connected 10-day IL
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson was placed connected the 10-day injured database Friday due to the fact that of a dislocated near shoulder.
The A’s besides announced archetypal baseman Nick Kurtz was moved to the 60-day IL with a strained close thumb. Outfielder Tyler Soderstrom, already out for the play due to the fact that of a near hep injury, underwent country successful Vail, Colorado.
Infielder Michael Stefanic and right-hander Kade Morris were called up from Triple-A and right-hander Taylor Rashi was optioned to Las Vegas.
Wilson is connected the IL for the 3rd clip this season. He has a 115-game streak without committing an error, a large league grounds for a shortstop. Wilson, an All-Star past year, is hitting .266 with 37 RBIs successful 80 games.
Kurtz, the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, was placed connected the 10-day IL connected Aug. 4. He was batting .256 with 21 location runs and 69 RBIs successful 99 games.
Soderstrom was hitting .245 with 19 homers and 56 RBIs successful 109 games.
Up next
Houston RHP Hunter Brown (3-3, 3.67 ERA) opposes LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.22) erstwhile the bid continues Saturday night.
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