Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
July 12, 2026 • 2:35 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
6
Houston Astros
HOU
5
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Starter
Houston Astros
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
49-47 (.510)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Houston Astros
47-51 (.480)
Div
#3
WC
#6
GB
3.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .715 | .724 |
| HR | 155 | 184 |
| Runs | 570 | 631 |
| ERA | 4.27 | 4.61 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.37 |
| Strikeouts | 1176 | 1219 |
Top Players
Texas Rangers
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.5 ERA
6.0 IP, 10 SO, 4.5 ERA
9.0 IP, 11 SO, 8 ERA
Houston Astros
Hitters
Pitchers
3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0 ERA
3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0 ERA
6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.5 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jeremy Peña (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez (DH) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve (2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cam Smith (CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. (RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews (CF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Trammell (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo (LF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Vázquez (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer Diaz (C) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enyel De Los Santos (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Abreu (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Okert (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan King (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hader (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Joc Pederson (DH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Foscue (DH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Langford (LF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jung (3B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Duran (SS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Carter (CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Cauley (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez (2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Díaz (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Higashioka (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alejandro Osuna (CF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MacKenzie Gore (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Alexander (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Winn (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robby Ahlstrom (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Gray (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Peoples (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Latz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Cristian Javier | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Hader | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| MacKenzie Gore | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Winn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robby Ahlstrom | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Gray | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Latz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 2 • Single • 1-0
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd.
bottom 2 • Double • 3-0
Joc Pederson doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Nicky Lopez scores.
top 4 • Home Run • 3-1
Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 5 • Triple • 4-1
Brandon Nimmo triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Taylor Trammell. Josh Jung scores.
top 7 • Sac Fly • 4-2
Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.
top 7 • Single • 4-4
Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Zach Dezenzo scores. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
top 8 • Home Run • 4-5
Cam Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 5-5
Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field.
bottom 9 • Single • 6-5
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cam Smith, deflected by pitcher Josh Hader. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Single • 6-5
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cam Smith, deflected by pitcher Josh Hader. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-5
Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Josh Jung to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-5
Wyatt Langford singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Wyatt Langford to 2nd. Wyatt Langford advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
top 9 • Pop Out • 5-5
Isaac Paredes pops out to catcher Elias Díaz.
top 9 • Intent Walk • 5-5
Jacob Latz intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 5-5
Jeremy Peña grounds into a double play, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Cam Cauley to first baseman Jake Burger. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Jeremy Peña out at 1st.
top 9 • Single • 5-5
Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 5-5
Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 5-5
Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 4-5
Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 4-5
Cam Cauley pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-5
Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Lineout • 4-5
LaMonte Wade Jr. lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 8 • Home Run • 4-5
Cam Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.
top 8 • Pop Out • 4-4
Jose Altuve pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory.
bottom 7 • Forceout • 4-4
Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Jose Altuve. Jake Burger out at 2nd.
bottom 7 • Walk • 4-4
Jake Burger walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Single • 4-4
Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Justin Foscue to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 4-4
Josh Jung strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 4-4
Wyatt Langford lines out sharply to center fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 7 • Single • 4-4
Justin Foscue singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
top 7 • Pop Out • 4-4
Christian Walker pops out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran.
top 7 • Single • 4-4
Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Zach Dezenzo scores. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
top 7 • Intent Walk • 4-2
Peyton Gray intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. Zach Dezenzo to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd.
top 7 • Sac Fly • 4-2
Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.
top 7 • Walk • 4-1
Yainer Diaz walks. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 4-1
Zach Dezenzo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 4-1
LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 7 • Groundout • 4-1
Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 4-1
Kyle Higashioka lines out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.