Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers, May 17, 2026

RangersTEX
8-0
Final
AstrosHOU

May 17, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
W 7-4
vs AZ
W 6-5
vs AZ
L 0-2
@ HOU
L 1-4
@ HOU
W 8-0
@ HOU

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
W 4-3
vs SEA
L 3-8
vs SEA
W 2-0
vs TEX
W 4-1
vs TEX
L 0-8
vs TEX

Starting Pitchers

Texas Rangers

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 17, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Texas Rangers22-24.478#2#31.0
Houston Astros19-29.396#4#115.0
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

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

8 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Kyle Higashioka headshot
Kyle Higashioka

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

6 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

2 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Braden Shewmake headshot
Braden Shewmake

6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

7.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan King headshot
Bryan King

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

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

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Kyle Higashioka headshot
Kyle Higashioka
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 8, Houston Astros 0: TEX 7 hits, HOU 5 hits; TEX 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Texas Rangers000020501870
Houston Astros000000000050

Box Score

Batting

Jake Burger and Kyle Higashioka led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Evan CarterCF5000020
Brandon NimmoRF4011000
Sam HaggertyLF0000000
Josh Jung3B4000010
Joc PedersonDH1100210
Andrew McCutchenPH/DH1000000
Ezequiel DuranSS4110000
Alejandro OsunaLF/RF3210000
Jake Burger1B4224011
Justin Foscue2B4000020
Kyle HigashiokaC4223011
Totals34878282

Zach Dezenzo led Houston Astros with 2 hits.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brice Matthews2B4010010
Yordan AlvarezDH3000020
Christian VázquezPH/DH1000000
Christian Walker1B2000010
Shay Whitcomb1B1000000
Zach ColeCF4000020
Zach DezenzoLF4020010
Braden Shewmake3B4010010
Cam SmithRF2000110
César SalazarC3000010
Nick AllenSS2010100
Totals300502100

Pitching

Nathan Eovaldi went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (8 SO, 0 ER); Peter Lambert went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Texas Rangers
Nathan Eovaldi7.0500280
Gavin Collyer2.0000020
Houston Astros
Peter Lambert6.0355261
Cody Bolton3.0433021
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

  • T5

    Home Run Jake Burger homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Alejandro Osuna scores. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T7

    Double Jake Burger doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo, deflected by third baseman Braden Shewmake. Joc Pederson scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 3rd. TEX 4, HOU 0

  • T7

    Single Kyle Higashioka singles on a line drive to center fielder Zach Cole. Alejandro Osuna scores. Jake Burger scores. TEX 6, HOU 0

  • T7

    Double Brandon Nimmo doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Kyle Higashioka scores. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T9

    Home Run Kyle Higashioka homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. TEX 8, HOU 0

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. TEX 8, HOU 0

  • B9

    Groundout Zach Dezenzo grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 8, HOU 0

  • B9

    Groundout Zach Cole grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 8, HOU 0

  • T9

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, pitcher Cody Bolton to first baseman Shay Whitcomb. TEX 8, HOU 0

  • T9

    Home Run Kyle Higashioka homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. TEX 8, HOU 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Justin Foscue strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T9

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Shay Whitcomb. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B8

    Flyout Shay Whitcomb flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B8

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T8

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Shay Whitcomb. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T8

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Shay Whitcomb. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T8

    Flyout Andrew McCutchen flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B7

    Groundout Nick Allen grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B7

    Groundout César Salazar grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B7

    Walk Cam Smith walks. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B7

    Double Braden Shewmake doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T7

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T7

    Double Brandon Nimmo doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Kyle Higashioka scores. TEX 7, HOU 0

  • T7

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. TEX 6, HOU 0

  • T7

    Single Kyle Higashioka singles on a line drive to center fielder Zach Cole. Alejandro Osuna scores. Jake Burger scores. TEX 6, HOU 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Justin Foscue strikes out swinging. TEX 4, HOU 0

  • T7

    Double Jake Burger doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo, deflected by third baseman Braden Shewmake. Joc Pederson scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 3rd. TEX 4, HOU 0

  • T7

    Hit By Pitch Alejandro Osuna hit by pitch. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T7

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Joc Pederson to 3rd. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T7

    Walk Joc Pederson walks. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Zach Cole strikes out swinging. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B6

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T6

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T6

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B5

    Groundout Brice Matthews grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B5

    Walk Nick Allen walks. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B5

    Strikeout César Salazar strikes out swinging. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • B5

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, pitcher Nathan Eovaldi to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out, pitcher Peter Lambert to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Groundout Justin Foscue grounds out, pitcher Peter Lambert to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Home Run Jake Burger homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Alejandro Osuna scores. TEX 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Single Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Allen. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Ezequiel Duran pops out to third baseman Braden Shewmake. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B4

    Flyout Braden Shewmake flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B4

    Single Zach Dezenzo singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Christian Walker to 3rd. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Zach Cole strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B4

    Hit By Pitch Christian Walker hit by pitch. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B4

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T4

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to center fielder Zach Cole. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T4

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out sharply to right fielder Cam Smith. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Brice Matthews grounds into a double play, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Nick Allen out at 2nd. Brice Matthews out at 1st. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Groundout César Salazar grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to center fielder Zach Cole. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B2

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

  • B2

    Groundout Zach Cole grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Joc Pederson to 2nd. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to second baseman Brice Matthews. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Walk Joc Pederson walks. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Double Play Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging and Brice Matthews caught stealing 2nd, catcher Kyle Higashioka to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to catcher Kyle Higashioka. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Josh Jung strikes out swinging. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. TEX 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Evan Carter pops out to shortstop Nick Allen. TEX 0, HOU 0