Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers, August 1, 2026

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4-5
Final
AstrosHOU

August 1, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
W 4-1
@ TB
L 0-3
@ TB
L 2-3
@ TB
L 2-11
@ HOU
L 4-5
@ HOU

Houston Astros

5-0

Last 5
W 6-4
@ LAA
W 3-2
@ LAA
W 7-4
@ LAA
W 11-2
vs TEX
W 5-4
vs TEX

Starting Pitchers

Texas Rangers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Ronel Blanco headshot
Ronel Blanco
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 1, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Texas Rangers55-56.495#2#51.5
Houston Astros57-55.509#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Texas RangersHouston Astros
.713
OPS
.732
183
HR
226
673
Runs
734
4.32
ERA
4.45
1.30
WHIP
1.34
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Wyatt Langford headshot
Wyatt Langford

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Tyler Alexander headshot
Tyler Alexander

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

5.1 IP, 7 SO, 1.69 ERA

Peyton Gray headshot
Peyton Gray

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 2.46 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yainer Diaz headshot
Yainer Diaz

8 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Josh Hader headshot
Josh Hader

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Ronel Blanco headshot
Ronel Blanco
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Wyatt Langford headshot
Wyatt Langford
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 4: TEX 7 hits, HOU 9 hits; TEX 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Texas Rangers001201000470
Houston Astros01220000x590

Box Score

Batting

Brandon Nimmo led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc Pederson1B3010000
Jake BurgerPH/1B2000000
Wyatt LangfordLF5111021
Corey SeagerSS3010110
Brandon NimmoDH3020100
Evan CarterCF2100210
Ezequiel Duran3B4100010
Alejandro OsunaRF4011010
Elias DíazC3112021
Nicky Lopez2B3000020
Justin FoscuePH1000000
Totals334744102

Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS5120020
Yordan AlvarezDH3210200
Isaac Paredes3B3010100
Christian Walker1B4121110
Yainer DiazC4000010
Jose Altuve2B2100200
Nick Allen2B0000000
Taylor TrammellCF/LF4012010
Cam SmithRF4010000
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF2011000
Zach DezenzoPH/LF2000020
Lucas SpenceCF0000000
Totals33594670

Pitching

Jacob deGrom went 3.1 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 5 ER); Ronel Blanco went 4.2 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Texas Rangers
Jacob deGrom3.1755530
Cole Winn0.2000000
Tyler Alexander2.0000010
Peyton Gray1.0100010
Chase Silseth1.0100120
Houston Astros
Ronel Blanco4.2533241
Bennett Sousa0.1000210
Enyel De Los Santos0.2111011
Steven Okert1.1100020
Bryan Abreu1.0000010
Josh Hader1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B2

    Single LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jose Altuve scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. TEX 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Home Run Wyatt Langford homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • B3

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • T4

    Single Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. TEX 2, HOU 3

  • T4

    Sac Bunt Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Ronel Blanco to second baseman Jose Altuve. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • B4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to first baseman Joc Pederson. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 4

  • B4

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T6

    Home Run Elias Díaz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. TEX 4, HOU 5

Play-by-Play

All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T9

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T9

    Pop Out Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Nick Allen. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Umpire reviewed (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Intent Walk Chase Silseth intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Triple Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jeremy Peña triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B8

    Lineout Cam Smith lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Elias Díaz strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T8

    Lineout Alejandro Osuna lines out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T8

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B7

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out softly, catcher Elias Díaz to first baseman Jake Burger. Christian Walker to 3rd. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B7

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B7

    Double Christian Walker doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T7

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T7

    Groundout Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B6

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, pitcher Tyler Alexander to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B6

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • B6

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T6

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T6

    Home Run Elias Díaz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. TEX 4, HOU 5

  • T6

    Flyout Alejandro Osuna flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B5

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out sharply to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B5

    Groundout Taylor Trammell grounds out to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Walk Evan Carter walks. Corey Seager to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. Corey Seager to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Walk Corey Seager walks. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Groundout Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • T5

    Flyout Joc Pederson flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B4

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B4

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 3, HOU 5

  • B4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to first baseman Joc Pederson. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 4

  • B4

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. Jeremy Peña to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • B4

    Intent Walk Jacob deGrom intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • B4

    Double Jeremy Peña doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • B4

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • T4

    Groundout Nicky Lopez grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • T4

    Sac Bunt Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Ronel Blanco to second baseman Jose Altuve. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. TEX 3, HOU 3

  • T4

    Single Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. TEX 2, HOU 3

  • T4

    Forceout Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Brandon Nimmo out at 3rd. Evan Carter to 2nd. Ezequiel Duran to 1st. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • T4

    Walk Evan Carter walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • T4

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • B3

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • B3

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. TEX 1, HOU 3

  • B3

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. Christian Walker to 2nd. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Yainer Diaz pops out to second baseman Nicky Lopez. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • B3

    Walk Christian Walker challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christian Walker walks. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • B3

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out to first baseman Joc Pederson. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • B3

    Double Yordan Alvarez doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • T3

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • T3

    Home Run Wyatt Langford homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. TEX 1, HOU 1

  • T3

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Single LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jose Altuve scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. TEX 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Single Cam Smith singles on a pop up to first baseman Joc Pederson. Jose Altuve to 3rd. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out sharply to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Elias Díaz called out on strikes. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, pitcher Jacob deGrom to first baseman Joc Pederson. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Joc Pederson to 2nd. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford called out on strikes. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Joc Pederson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes. TEX 0, HOU 0