Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers, September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025, 8:10 PM ET | Daikin Park
Starting Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Texas RangersHouston Astros
.683
OPS.714
175
HR182
684
Runs686
3.47
ERA3.86
1.18
WHIP1.22
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1504
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jonah Heim and Kyle Higashioka led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SmithSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wyatt LangfordLF/CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Burger1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rowdy TellezPH/1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan MoorePH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimPH/DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle HigashiokaC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro OsunaRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael HelmanCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adolis GarcíaPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel DuranPR/RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Freeman2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Jeremy Peña led Houston Astros with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach ColeRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesús SánchezLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam SmithPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Merrill Kelly went 3.0 innings for Texas Rangers (1 SO, 6 ER); AJ Blubaugh went 3.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Merrill Kelly | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Winn | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| AJ Blubaugh | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Colton Gordon | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jayden Murray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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- earned runs
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