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Athletics vs Houston Astros (27 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

MLB, Sunday, 27 September 2026: Athletics vs Houston Astros. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Athletics vs Houston Astros (27 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
MLB
Date
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Start time (UTC)
19:05
Venue
Sutter Health Park, Sacramento
TV / streaming
MLB.TV (United States), NBC Sports CA (United States), Space City Home Network (United States)

Match overview

Athletics host Houston Astros in MLB on Sunday, 27 September 2026, with the start scheduled for 19:05 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Athletics in 14th place (64 wins and 97 defeats from 161 matches) and Houston Astros in 3rd place (80 wins and 81 defeats from 161 matches).

Athletics have scored 699 runs and conceded 928 runs in the league, a difference of -229. Houston Astros have scored 725 runs and conceded 766 runs in the league, a difference of -41.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWLGFGAGDW-L
1t2bqrwppgkga1619863733643+9098-63
2t9i660kgvp61618576676664+1285-76
3Houston Astros1618081725766-4180-81
4t1k86tdice4g1619368739601+13893-68
5t1irsnl3lura1618774687605+8287-74
14Athletics1616497699928-22964-97

Recent form

Athletics: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-W-L), scoring 29 runs and conceding 35 runs.

Houston Astros: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-W), scoring 37 runs and conceding 19 runs.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Athletics27 SeptHouston AstrosH2-13L
Athletics26 SeptHouston AstrosH6-5W
Athletics25 SeptHouston AstrosH5-7L
Athletics24 SeptLos Angeles AngelsH7-3W
Athletics23 SeptLos Angeles AngelsH9-7W
Houston Astros27 SeptAthleticsA13-2W
Houston Astros26 SeptAthleticsA5-6L
Houston Astros25 SeptAthleticsA7-5W
Houston Astros24 SeptSeattle MarinersA5-6L
Houston Astros23 SeptSeattle MarinersA7-0W

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 3 wins for Athletics and 2 wins for Houston Astros. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 27 September 2026: Athletics 2-13 Houston Astros.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 58 runs, an average of 11.6 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
27 SeptAthletics2-13Houston Astros
26 SeptAthletics6-5Houston Astros
25 SeptAthletics5-7Houston Astros
23 AugHouston Astros6-7Athletics
22 AugHouston Astros3-4Athletics

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Athletics averaged 5.8 runs scored and 7 conceded per game, while Houston Astros averaged 7.4 scored and 3.8 conceded.

Houston Astros have the sharper recent attack, averaging 7.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Houston Astros have been harder to score against, conceding 3.8 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MLB.TV (United States), NBC Sports CA (United States) and Space City Home Network (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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