Post Game Thread (Jul 25, 2025): Athletics (44-62) @ Astros (60-44)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	3	2	1	3	0	1	0	1	4	15	16	0	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	4

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Smith	3	0	1	0	1	0	.263
2B	Altuve	1	0	0	0	1	0	.280
2B	Matthews	2	0	0	0	0	2	.172
DH	Caratini	3	0	0	0	0	1	.266
LF	Trammell	1	1	1	0	0	0	.275
1B	Walker, C	2	0	0	0	0	2	.234
1B	Singleton	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C	Diaz, Ya	4	0	1	1	0	0	.246
P	Hummel	4	0	0	0	0	1	.158
3B	Dubón	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258
3B	Whitcomb	2	0	0	0	0	0	.107
CF	McCormick	3	1	2	0	0	0	.250
SS	Short	3	1	1	2	0	2	.243

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gusto	3.1	8	8	8	1	5	81-50	5.18
Hernandez, N	2.2	2	2	2	3	5	59-34	7.71
Ort	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	38-25	5.34
Hummel	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	17-13	36.00

ATH		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Cortes	6	2	2	0	0	3	.300
DH	Kurtz	6	6	6	8	0	0	.305
LF	Rooker	3	0	0	0	1	2	.273
LF	Thomas, Col	1	0	0	0	0	1	.111
C	Langeliers	5	2	3	2	1	1	.248
1B	Soderstrom	5	2	2	3	1	2	.258
SS	Wilson, J	3	0	1	1	1	1	.312
2B	Urías, L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
CF	Butler, L	5	1	1	0	0	2	.238
3B	Urshela	3	1	1	0	2	0	.237
SS	Schuemann	4	1	0	1	0	0	.239

ATH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Springs	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	88-53	4.13
Alvarado	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	32-17	3.71
Bowden	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	22-16	9.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Tyler Soderstrom doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Nick Kurtz scores. Shea Langeliers scores.	0-2
T1	Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Tyler Soderstrom scores.	0-3
T2	Nick Kurtz homers (20) on a line drive to left field. Max Schuemann scores.	0-5
T3	Tyler Soderstrom homers (19) on a fly ball to right field.	0-6
T4	Nick Kurtz doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Carlos Cortes scores.	0-7
T4	Shea Langeliers homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Kurtz scores.	0-9
B5	Zack Short homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Chas McCormick scores.	2-9
T6	Nick Kurtz homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.	2-10
T8	Nick Kurtz homers (22) on a fly ball to right field.	2-11
T9	Max Schuemann grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Jon Singleton. Lawrence Butler scores.	2-12
T9	Nick Kurtz homers (23) on a line drive to left field. Gio Urshela scores. Carlos Cortes scores.	2-15
B9	Yainer Diaz doubles (14) on a fly ball to left fielder Colby Thomas. Taylor Trammell scores.	3-15

Highlights

Description	Length
Ryan Gusto against the Athletics	0:08
Bullpen availability for Athletics, July 25 vs Astros	0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, July 25 vs Athletics	0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, July 25 vs Athletics	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, July 25 vs Athletics	0:08
Fielding alignment for Athletics, July 25 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Athletics, July 25 vs Astros	0:08
Starting lineups for Athletics at Astros – July 25, 2025	0:10
Visualizing Nick Kurtz's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Nick Kurtz's home run	0:13
Measuring the stats on Tyler Soderstrom's home run	0:13
Breaking down Ryan Gusto's pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Shea Langeliers' home run	0:13
Visualizing Shea Langeliers' swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Zack Short's home run	0:13
Visualizing Zack Short's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
The distance behind Nick Kurtz's home run	0:13
Analyzing Nick Kurtz's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Nick Hernandez's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Jeffrey Springs' pitches	0:04
Jeffrey Springs' outing against the Astros	0:24
An animated look at Nick Kurtz's home run	0:11
Breaking down Nick Kurtz's home run	0:13
Breaking down Nick Kurtz's home run	0:13
Ryan Gusto fans Carlos Cortes	0:06
Tyler Soderstrom's two-run double	0:25
Jacob Wilson's RBI knock	0:19
Nick Kurtz's two-run homer (20)	0:37
Jeffrey Springs strikes out Christian Walker	0:07
Tyler Soderstrom's solo home run (19)	0:32
Nick Kurtz's RBI double	0:31
Shea Langeliers' two-run home run (15)	0:32
Zack Short's two-run homer (2)	0:26
Nick Kurtz's second homer of the game (21)	0:28
Field View: Zack Short's two-run home run	0:27
Nick Kurtz's third home run of the night (22)	0:34
Kurtz becomes first A's player with four-homer game	0:35
Yainer Diaz's RBI double	0:38
Jeffrey Springs K's five Astros	1:01
Shay Whitcomb flies out to left fielder Colby Thomas.	0:12

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Springs (9-7, 4.13 ERA)	Gusto (6-4, 5.18 ERA)

Game ended at 10:08 PM.