Rangers vs Astros

Final · Sun May 17 · 2:10 PM ET · Daikin Park

Texas RangersRangers22-24

FinalMay 17, 2026

Houston AstrosAstros19-29

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

TEX−126

HOU+104

Run line

TEX −1.5+134

HOU +1.5−162

Total O/U

Over 8−107

Under 8−112

Run line: Rangers −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: push at 8 (8 runs).

Recap

The Texas Rangers shut out the Houston Astros 8-0 at Daikin Park in Houston on May 17, 2026 to move to 22-24.

They scored 5 runs in the seventh inning.

Score by inning

Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TEX	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

W: Eovaldi (5-4) · L: Lambert (2-4)

Scoring plays

Top 5

TEXHome runBurger homered to right (356 feet), Osuna scored.2-0

Top 7

TEXDoubleBurger doubled to left, Pederson scored and Duran scored, Osuna to third.4-0
TEXSingleHigashioka singled to center, Osuna scored and Burger scored.6-0
TEXDoubleNimmo doubled to left, Higashioka scored.7-0

Top 9

TEXHome runHigashioka homered to left center (393 feet).8-0

Team stats

TEXHOU

Hits: 7; 5
Home Runs: 2; 0
Runs Batted In: 8; 0
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 8; 10
Runners Left On Base: 7; 12
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Rangers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Evan Carter CF	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.167	.293	.312
Brandon Nimmo RF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	.267	.345	.407
Sam Haggerty LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.161
Josh Jung 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.301	.350	.472
Joc Pederson DH	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	17	.212	.341	.327
Andrew McCutchen DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.220	.288	.305
Ezequiel Duran SS	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	.270	.336	.443
Alejandro Osuna RF	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	.261	.424	.283
Jake Burger 1B	2-4	4	2	2	4	1	0	1	18	.232	.274	.411
Justin Foscue 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.182	.182	.318
Kyle Higashioka C	2-4	4	2	2	3	1	0	1	12	.211	.273	.310

Rangers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Nathan Eovaldi P	7.0	5	0	0	2	8	0	94-64	3.62	94
Gavin Collyer P	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-14	2.31	17

Astros · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brice Matthews 2B	1-4	4	1	0	1	11	.204	.254	.363
Yordan Alvarez DH	0-3	3	0	0	2	15	.316	.423	.638
Christian Vazquez DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	2	.244	.303	.402
Christian Walker 1B	0-2	2	0	0	1	8	.263	.342	.515
Shay Whitcomb 1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	4	.118	.167	.294
Zach Cole CF	0-4	4	0	0	2	13	.211	.231	.474
Zach Dezenzo LF	2-4	4	2	0	1	12	.231	.286	.423
Braden Shewmake 3B	1-4	4	1	0	1	15	.333	.333	.563
Cam Smith RF	0-2	2	0	1	1	9	.196	.290	.314
Cesar Salazar C	0-3	3	0	0	1	9	.091	.231	.091
Nick Allen SS	1-2	2	1	1	0	13	.235	.297	.265

Astros · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Peter Lambert P	6.0	3	5	5	2	6	1	93-59	3.57	93
Cody Bolton P	3.0	4	3	3	0	2	1	51-38	5.40	51

Game info

VenueDaikin Park, Houston, TX

Attendance34,893

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Manny Gonzalez · First Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan · Second Base Umpire: Ron Kulpa · Third Base Umpire: Dillon Wilson

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Last and next games

Rangers

Astros

Last game: W 4-1 vs TEXSat May 16
Next game: L 3-6 at MINMon May 18
W 2-0 vs TEXFri May 15
L 3-8 vs SEAThu May 14
W 4-3 vs SEAWed May 13

Head to head

TEX 0, HOU 2Fri May 15
TEX 1, HOU 4Sat May 16

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