Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
May 26, 2026 • 8:05 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
10
Houston Astros
HOU
7
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Probable Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Starter
Houston Astros
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
25-29 (.463)
Div
#3
WC
#6
GB
2.0
Houston Astros
24-32 (.429)
Div
#4
WC
#8
GB
4.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .701 | .729 |
| HR | 71 | 96 |
| Runs | 285 | 333 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 4.91 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 584 | 609 |
Top Players
Texas Rangers
Hitters
Pitchers
Houston Astros
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Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jeremy Peña (SS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Paredes (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez (DH) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Trammell (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Meyers (CF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Smith (RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braden Shewmake (2B) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo (LF) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews (2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| César Salazar (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Allen (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Alexander (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Blubaugh (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Joc Pederson (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alejandro Osuna (LF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jung (3B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Carter (CF) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ezequiel Duran (SS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Foscue (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Higashioka (C) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leiter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Junis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Beeks (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Latz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jason Alexander | 6.0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Jack Leiter | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Beeks | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacob Latz | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Single • 2-0
Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Alejandro Osuna scores. Brandon Nimmo scores. Josh Jung to 2nd.
bottom 1 • Triple • 4-0
Evan Carter triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores.
bottom 1 • Double • 5-0
Ezequiel Duran doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Evan Carter scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 8-0
Joc Pederson homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ezequiel Duran scores. Kyle Higashioka scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 8-3
Yordan Alvarez homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Brice Matthews scores. Jeremy Peña scores.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 9-3
Evan Carter homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.
top 4 • Hit By Pitch • 9-4
César Salazar hit by pitch. Cam Smith scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd.
top 8 • Home Run • 9-5
Yordan Alvarez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.
top 8 • Home Run • 9-6
Cam Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 8 • Single • 10-6
Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 2nd.
top 9 • Home Run • 10-7
Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.
Play-by-Play
Official contenttop 9 • Groundout • 10-7
Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
top 9 • Flyout • 10-7
Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
top 9 • Home Run • 10-7
Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.
top 9 • Strikeout • 10-6
Nick Allen strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Grounded Into DP • 10-6
Justin Foscue grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Justin Foscue out at 1st.
bottom 8 • Single • 10-6
Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 9-6
Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Jake Burger to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Forceout • 9-6
Jake Burger grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Josh Jung out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st.
bottom 8 • Single • 9-6
Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
top 8 • Strikeout • 9-6
Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Double • 9-6
Zach Dezenzo doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 8 • Home Run • 9-6
Cam Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 8 • Strikeout • 9-5
Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Groundout • 9-5
Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
top 8 • Home Run • 9-5
Yordan Alvarez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 9-4
Brandon Nimmo lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 9-4
Alejandro Osuna grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 9-4
Joc Pederson grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.
top 7 • Groundout • 9-4
Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
top 7 • Flyout • 9-4
Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 7 • Groundout • 9-4
César Salazar grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 9-4
Kyle Higashioka grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 9-4
Justin Foscue strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 9-4
Ezequiel Duran flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
top 6 • Flyout • 9-4
Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 6 • Groundout • 9-4
Braden Shewmake grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jack Leiter.
top 6 • Lineout • 9-4
Cam Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 9-4
Evan Carter grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 9-4
Jake Burger grounds out softly, pitcher Jason Alexander to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 9-4
Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.