Rooker’s Two Homers, Bullpen Failures Foil Astros 12-10 in 10 Innings
HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 31: Cam Smith #11 of the Houston Astros reacts after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Daikin Park on March 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Houston Astros/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Astros had an early lead, they had a late lead. Neither held up, and Houston fell to the Athletics in Sacramento 12-10 in 10 innings.
Brent Rooker entered the game with no extra base hits on the season. He would hit two home runs on the day, including a walk-off 3-run homer off Bryan Abreu to end the game. Abreu, who came into the game with 2 outs in the 9th in relief of Bryan King, didn’t seem to have command coming back out for the 10th.
He opened the bottom of the tenth walking Tyler Soderstrom on 5 pitches, the last 4 of which were nowhere near the strike zone. He then threw a knee high fastball middle in to Rooker, who blasted it at 104,8 MPH on a line over the wall in left field to send everyone home. ROOK CALLED GAME pic.
twitter. com/O9N3CK471X — Athletics (@Athletics) April 6, 2026 It wound up being a barn burner of a game, but it didn’t start that way. The score was 0-0 through the first four innings.
The Astros took an early lead in the top of the 5th on a Yordan Alvarez two-run homer. Yordan got an 89. 4 MPH sinker from Jacob Lopez that he drilled 399 FT to right center field at 110.
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