Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, September 5, 2025
September 5, 2025, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Houston AstrosTexas Rangers
.714
OPS.683
182
HR175
686
Runs684
3.86
ERA3.47
1.22
WHIP1.18
1504
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Carlos Correa and Victor Caratini led Houston Astros with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B/LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesús SánchezLF/RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob MeltonPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor TrammellCF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramón UríasPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam SmithRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazPH/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Ezequiel Duran led Texas Rangers with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael HelmanCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro OsunaPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Freeman2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyatt LangfordLF/CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Burger1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dustin HarrisPR/RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle HigashiokaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ezequiel DuranRF/1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan MooreDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonPH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowdy TellezPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh SmithSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Pitching
Colton Gordon went 4.1 innings for Houston Astros (2 SO, 3 ER); Merrill Kelly went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (7 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Colton Gordon | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Merrill Kelly | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Maton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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