Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, May 28, 2026

AstrosHOU
5-1
Final
RangersTEX

May 28, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5
W 8-5
@ CHC
W 9-0
@ TEX
L 7-10
@ TEX
W 4-3
@ TEX
W 5-1
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
L 1-2
@ LAA
L 0-9
vs HOU
W 10-7
vs HOU
L 3-4
vs HOU
L 1-5
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros26-32.448#3#72.5
Texas Rangers25-31.446#4#82.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosTexas Rangers
.732
OPS
.713
226
HR
183
734
Runs
673
4.45
ERA
4.32
1.34
WHIP
1.30
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

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.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

6 H, 5 HR, 8 RBI

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

2 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.50 ERA

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.57 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson

4 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Evan Carter headshot
Evan Carter

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jakob Junis headshot
Jakob Junis

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 1: HOU 6 hits, TEX 4 hits; HOU 1 error, TEX 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros302000000561
Texas Rangers010000000141

Box Score

Batting

Jeremy Peña and Cam Smith led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4121001
Yordan AlvarezDH3100110
Isaac Paredes1B3212101
Taylor TrammellCF/LF4111020
Jake MeyersCF0000000
Cam SmithRF4021000
Braden Shewmake3B4000010
Zach DezenzoLF3000010
Nick Allen2B1000000
Brice Matthews2B/CF/LF3000020
Christian VázquezC3000000
Totals32565272

Josh Jung and Ezequiel Duran led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc PedersonDH3000000
Justin FoscuePH/DH1000000
Alejandro OsunaLF2000000
Sam HaggertyPH/LF1000000
Brandon NimmoRF3000000
Josh Jung3B3121111
Evan CarterCF3000010
Jake Burger1B4000020
Ezequiel DuranSS4020010
Kyle HigashiokaC3000120
Nicky Lopez2B3000110
Totals30141381

Pitching

Spencer Arrighetti went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 1 ER); Nathan Eovaldi went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (6 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Spencer Arrighetti6.0311131
Nate Pearson0.2100120
Steven Okert0.2000000
Enyel De Los Santos0.2000110
Bryan Abreu1.0000020
Texas Rangers
Nathan Eovaldi7.0455262
Cal Quantrill2.0200010
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

  • T1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Yordan Alvarez scores. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • B2

    Home Run Josh Jung homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • T3

    Double Taylor Trammell doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Isaac Paredes scores. HOU 4, TEX 1

  • T3

    Single Cam Smith singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Taylor Trammell scores. Cam Smith to 2nd. Cam Smith advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 5, TEX 1

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Lineout Nicky Lopez lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T9

    Lineout Nick Allen lines out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T9

    Flyout Braden Shewmake flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T9

    Single Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nicky Lopez. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T9

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to left fielder Sam Haggerty. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Jake Burger pops out to third baseman Braden Shewmake. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B8

    Walk Josh Jung walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Brandon Nimmo hit by pitch. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Sam Haggerty pops out to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, second baseman Nicky Lopez to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Jeremy Peña out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T8

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Nick Allen. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B7

    Walk Kyle Higashioka walks. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B7

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to third baseman Braden Shewmake. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T7

    Pop Out Christian Vázquez pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T7

    Groundout Zach Dezenzo grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B6

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B6

    Single Josh Jung singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B6

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B6

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T6

    Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T6

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Joc Pederson grounds into a double play, second baseman Brice Matthews to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Joc Pederson out at 1st. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B5

    Walk Nicky Lopez walks. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B5

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B4

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B4

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Evan Carter to 3rd. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B4

    Hit By Pitch Evan Carter hit by pitch. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Josh Jung called out on strikes. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T4

    Pop Out Christian Vázquez pops out to second baseman Nicky Lopez. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T4

    Groundout Brice Matthews grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B3

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B3

    Hit By Pitch Alejandro Osuna hit by pitch. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B3

    Lineout Joc Pederson lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • B3

    Flyout Nicky Lopez flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T3

    Flyout Braden Shewmake flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T3

    Single Cam Smith singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Taylor Trammell scores. Cam Smith to 2nd. Cam Smith advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 5, TEX 1

  • T3

    Double Taylor Trammell doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Isaac Paredes scores. HOU 4, TEX 1

  • T3

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • T3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • T3

    Lineout Jeremy Peña lines out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka called out on strikes. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • B2

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • B2

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out to first baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • B2

    Home Run Josh Jung homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 3, TEX 1

  • T2

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Zach Dezenzo grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • B1

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • B1

    Lineout Alejandro Osuna lines out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Joc Pederson pops out to second baseman Brice Matthews. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T1

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Yordan Alvarez scores. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T1

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, TEX 0