Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, May 26, 2026

AstrosHOU
7-10
Final
RangersTEX

May 26, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5
W 4-2
@ CHC
W 3-0
@ CHC
W 8-5
@ CHC
W 9-0
@ TEX
L 7-10
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
L 6-9
@ LAA
L 2-5
@ LAA
L 1-2
@ LAA
L 0-9
vs HOU
W 10-7
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Jason Alexander headshot
Jason Alexander
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros24-32.429#4#84.0
Texas Rangers25-29.463#3#62.0
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

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

6 H, 4 HR, 9 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

4 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Evan Carter headshot
Evan Carter

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jakob Junis headshot
Jakob Junis

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Evan Carter headshot
Evan Carter
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 10, Houston Astros 7: HOU 8 hits, TEX 9 hits; HOU 0 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros003100021780
Texas Rangers80100001x1090

Box Score

Batting

Yordan Alvarez led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4211101
Isaac Paredes3B4000000
Yordan AlvarezDH5224022
Christian Walker1B4000000
Taylor TrammellLF3010010
Jake MeyersPH/CF1000010
Cam SmithRF3211101
Braden Shewmake2B3010000
Zach DezenzoPH/LF1010000
Brice MatthewsCF/2B3110110
César SalazarC2001010
Nick AllenPH1000010
Totals34787374

Evan Carter led Texas Rangers with 3 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc PedersonDH4113011
Alejandro OsunaLF3100100
Brandon NimmoRF4110000
Josh Jung3B3110100
Jake Burger1B4212010
Evan CarterCF4233001
Ezequiel DuranSS4122010
Justin Foscue2B4000010
Kyle HigashiokaC2100000
Totals3210910242

Pitching

Jason Alexander went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 9 ER); Jack Leiter went 6.0 innings for Texas Rangers (4 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Jason Alexander6.0699242
AJ Blubaugh2.0311000
Texas Rangers
Jack Leiter6.0444341
Jakob Junis1.0000000
Jalen Beeks0.2322012
Jacob Latz1.1111021
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

  • B1

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Alejandro Osuna scores. Brandon Nimmo scores. Josh Jung to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 2

  • B1

    Triple Evan Carter triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores. HOU 0, TEX 4

  • B1

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Evan Carter scores. HOU 0, TEX 5

  • B1

    Home Run Joc Pederson homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ezequiel Duran scores. Kyle Higashioka scores. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T3

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Brice Matthews scores. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 3, TEX 8

  • B3

    Home Run Evan Carter homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch César Salazar hit by pitch. Cam Smith scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T8

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 5, TEX 9

  • T8

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • B8

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 2nd. HOU 6, TEX 10

  • T9

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 7, TEX 10

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 7, TEX 10

  • T9

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 7, TEX 10

  • T9

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 7, TEX 10

  • T9

    Strikeout Nick Allen strikes out swinging. HOU 6, TEX 10

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Justin Foscue grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Justin Foscue out at 1st. HOU 6, TEX 10

  • B8

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 2nd. HOU 6, TEX 10

  • B8

    Single Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Jake Burger to 3rd. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • B8

    Forceout Jake Burger grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Josh Jung out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • B8

    Single Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • T8

    Double Zach Dezenzo doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • T8

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 6, TEX 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Jake Meyers strikes out swinging. HOU 5, TEX 9

  • T8

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 5, TEX 9

  • T8

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 5, TEX 9

  • B7

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B7

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B7

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T7

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T7

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T7

    Groundout César Salazar grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B6

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B6

    Strikeout Justin Foscue strikes out swinging. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B6

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T6

    Flyout Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T6

    Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jack Leiter. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T6

    Lineout Cam Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B5

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B5

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out softly, pitcher Jason Alexander to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B5

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T5

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T5

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T5

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B4

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out sharply to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B4

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • B4

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Jason Alexander. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T4

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Justin Foscue. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T4

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch César Salazar hit by pitch. Cam Smith scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 4, TEX 9

  • T4

    Walk Brice Matthews walks. Braden Shewmake to 2nd. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • T4

    Single Braden Shewmake singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Cam Smith to 3rd. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • T4

    Forceout Cam Smith grounds into a force out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Justin Foscue. Taylor Trammell out at 2nd. Cam Smith to 1st. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • T4

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • B3

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • B3

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • B3

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • B3

    Home Run Evan Carter homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 3, TEX 9

  • T3

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to second baseman Justin Foscue. HOU 3, TEX 8

  • T3

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Brice Matthews scores. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 3, TEX 8

  • T3

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Brice Matthews to 3rd. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T3

    Walk Jeremy Peña walks. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T3

    Strikeout César Salazar strikes out swinging. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T3

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B2

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B2

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B2

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Braden Shewmake grounds into a double play, second baseman Justin Foscue to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Braden Shewmake out at 1st. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T2

    Walk Cam Smith walks. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • T2

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to third baseman Josh Jung. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B1

    Lineout Alejandro Osuna lines out to second baseman Braden Shewmake. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B1

    Home Run Joc Pederson homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ezequiel Duran scores. Kyle Higashioka scores. HOU 0, TEX 8

  • B1

    Hit By Pitch Kyle Higashioka hit by pitch. HOU 0, TEX 5

  • B1

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 0, TEX 5

  • B1

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Evan Carter scores. HOU 0, TEX 5

  • B1

    Triple Evan Carter triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores. HOU 0, TEX 4

  • B1

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Alejandro Osuna scores. Brandon Nimmo scores. Josh Jung to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 2

  • B1

    Walk Josh Jung walks. Alejandro Osuna to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Alejandro Osuna walks. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • B1

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

  • T1

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • T1

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

  • T1

    Hit By Pitch Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Lineout Jeremy Peña lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. HOU 0, TEX 0