Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, May 25, 2026

AstrosHOU
9-0
Final
RangersTEX

May 25, 2026, 7:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5
L 1-4
@ MIN
W 4-2
@ CHC
W 3-0
@ CHC
W 8-5
@ CHC
W 9-0
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
W 5-4
@ COL
L 6-9
@ LAA
L 2-5
@ LAA
L 1-2
@ LAA
L 0-9
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 25, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros24-31.436#4#84.0
Texas Rangers24-29.453#3#63.0
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

Nick Allen headshot
Nick Allen

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Christian Vázquez headshot
Christian Vázquez

5 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

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Brandon Nimmo headshot
Brandon Nimmo

4 H, 1 HR, 2 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.

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 9, Texas Rangers 0: HOU 10 hits, TEX 0 hits; HOU 0 errors, TEX 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros1001205009100
Texas Rangers000000000002

Box Score

Batting

Nick Allen and Christian Vázquez led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS2211000
Zach ColePH/LF1000000
Isaac Paredes3B4000000
Braden Shewmake3B1010000
Yordan AlvarezDH3112101
Christian Walker1B4113111
Jake MeyersCF5100010
Cam SmithRF4110010
Zach DezenzoLF2100120
Brice MatthewsLF/2B2010000
Nick Allen2B/SS5122020
Christian VázquezC4121000
Totals379109372

Texas Rangers finished with 0 hits, 5 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc Pederson1B/RF3000100
Alejandro OsunaLF/CF3000110
Brandon NimmoDH2000210
Ezequiel Duran3B2000110
Evan CarterCF2000000
Jake BurgerPH/1B1000000
Justin Foscue2B3000000
Andrew McCutchenRF/LF3000010
Danny JansenC3000000
Michael HelmanSS3000000
Totals25000540

Pitching

Tatsuya Imai went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (2 SO, 0 ER); Kumar Rocker went 5.0 innings for Texas Rangers (5 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Tatsuya Imai6.0000420
Steven Okert1.0000110
Alimber Santa2.0000010
Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker5.0444251
Peyton Gray2.0553021
Chris Martin1.0100100
Sam Haggerty1.0000000
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

    Sac Fly Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (16) on a line drive to center field. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T5

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Kumar Rocker. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T5

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Nick Allen scores. Christian Vázquez to 3rd. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T7

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 7, TEX 0

  • T7

    Single Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jake Meyers scores. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews to 3rd. HOU 9, TEX 0

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B9

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B9

    Lineout Joc Pederson lines out to second baseman Brice Matthews. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP Nick Allen grounds into a double play, pitcher Sam Haggerty to second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Brice Matthews out at 2nd. Nick Allen out at 1st. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T9

    Forceout Brice Matthews grounds into a force out, shortstop Michael Helman to second baseman Justin Foscue. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Brice Matthews to 1st. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Cam Smith hit by pitch. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B8

    Lineout Michael Helman lines out softly to pitcher Alimber Santa. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B8

    Groundout Danny Jansen grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B8

    Groundout Andrew McCutchen grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T8

    Flyout Jake Meyers flies out to right fielder Joc Pederson in foul territory. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T8

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T8

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T8

    Double Braden Shewmake doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew McCutchen. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T8

    Groundout Zach Cole grounds out, pitcher Chris Martin to first baseman Jake Burger. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Justin Foscue pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B7

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • B7

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T7

    Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T7

    Single Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jake Meyers scores. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews to 3rd. HOU 9, TEX 0

  • T7

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 7, TEX 0

  • T7

    Field Error Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Cam Smith reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Michael Helman. Jake Meyers to 2nd. HOU 7, TEX 0

  • T7

    Field Error Jake Meyers reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Michael Helman. HOU 7, TEX 0

  • T7

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 7, TEX 0

  • T7

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to third baseman Ezequiel Duran in foul territory. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T7

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to shortstop Michael Helman on the infield fly rule. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T7

    Hit By Pitch Jeremy Peña hit by pitch. Christian Vázquez to 2nd. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T7

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B6

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B6

    Pop Out Joc Pederson pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B6

    Groundout Michael Helman grounds out, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Nick Allen strikes out swinging. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Danny Jansen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Zach Dezenzo called out on strikes. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T6

    Single Cam Smith singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Peyton Gray. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T6

    Groundout Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Michael Helman to first baseman Joc Pederson. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B5

    Flyout Danny Jansen flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Andrew McCutchen strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • B5

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T5

    Forceout Yordan Alvarez grounds into a force out, first baseman Joc Pederson to shortstop Michael Helman. Jeremy Peña to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Yordan Alvarez to 1st. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T5

    Fielders Choice Out Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to catcher Danny Jansen. Christian Vázquez out at home. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T5

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Nick Allen scores. Christian Vázquez to 3rd. HOU 4, TEX 0

  • T5

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Kumar Rocker. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. HOU 3, TEX 0

  • T5

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Zach Dezenzo to 3rd. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T5

    Walk Zach Dezenzo walks. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Evan Carter pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Ezequiel Duran grounds into a double play, second baseman Nick Allen to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Ezequiel Duran out at 1st. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • B4

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Cam Smith called out on strikes. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Michael Helman to first baseman Joc Pederson. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T4

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Michael Helman to first baseman Joc Pederson. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (16) on a line drive to center field. HOU 2, TEX 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B3

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B3

    Groundout Michael Helman grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Joc Pederson. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Danny Jansen pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Groundout Andrew McCutchen grounds out, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Groundout Justin Foscue grounds out sharply, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nick Allen called out on strikes. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Michael Helman to first baseman Joc Pederson. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Ezequiel Duran walks. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Brandon Nimmo grounds into a double play, second baseman Nick Allen to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Joc Pederson to 3rd. Alejandro Osuna out at 2nd. Brandon Nimmo out at 1st. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Alejandro Osuna walks. Joc Pederson to 2nd. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Joc Pederson walks. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jake Meyers called out on strikes. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Walk Christian Walker walks. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Sac Fly Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out to first baseman Joc Pederson. Jeremy Peña to 3rd. HOU 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Hit By Pitch Jeremy Peña hit by pitch. HOU 0, TEX 0