Houston AstrosAstros47-51
5FinalJul 12, 2026
Texas RangersRangers49-47
6TVRangers Sports NetworkSpace City Home NetworkStreamMLB.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
HOU+119
TEX−144
Run line
HOU +1.5−171
TEX −1.5+141
Total O/U
Over 9−109
Under 9−110
- Run line: Astros +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (11 runs).
Recap
The Texas Rangers edged the Houston Astros 6-5 at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Jul 12, 2026 to move to 49-47.
The game was played before 33,804.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TEX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
W: Latz (2-1) · L: Hader (3-1)
Scoring plays
Bottom 2
- TEXSingleLopez singled to right, Duran scored, Carter to third.0-1
- TEXDoublePederson doubled to right, Carter scored and Lopez scored.0-3
Top 4
- HOUHome runAltuve homered to left center (387 feet).1-3
Bottom 5
- TEXTripleNimmo tripled to right, Jung scored.1-4
Top 7
- HOUSacrifice flyPeña hit sacrifice fly to left, Wade Jr. scored.2-4
- HOUSingleParedes singled to center, Dezenzo scored and Diaz scored, Alvarez to second.4-4
Top 8
- HOUHome runSmith homered to left (405 feet).5-4
Bottom 8
- TEXHome runHigashioka homered to left (366 feet).5-5
Bottom 9
- TEXSingleNimmo singled to center, Langford scored, Jung to third.5-6
Team stats
HOUTEX
- Hits
- 8
- 11
- Home Runs
- 2
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 6
- Walks
- 5
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 8
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 11
- 15
- Errors
- 1
- 0
Player stats
Astros · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Pena SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .287 | .347 | .426 |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .318 | .426 | .633 |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .254 | .349 | .417 |
| Christian Walker 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .237 | .313 | .462 |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .235 | .307 | .404 |
| Cam Smith CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .218 | .292 | .377 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .294 | .500 |
| Brice Matthews CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .250 | .332 |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .230 | .293 | .372 |
| Zach Dezenzo LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .228 | .302 | .351 |
| Christian Vazquez C | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .220 | .277 | .341 |
| Yainer Diaz C | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .248 | .276 | .412 |
Astros · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier P | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60-39 | 9.98 | 60 |
| Enyel De Los Santos P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 4.33 | 12 |
| Bryan Abreu P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-10 | 5.81 | 21 |
| Steven Okert P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.31 | 16 |
| Bryan King P | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31-21 | 2.93 | 31 |
| Josh Hader P | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.17 | 9 |
Rangers · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joc Pederson DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .235 | .334 | .462 |
| Justin Foscue DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .356 | .552 |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .275 | .325 | .494 |
| Josh Jung 3B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .298 | .367 | .452 |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .263 | .331 | .425 |
| Jake Burger 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .240 | .304 | .423 |
| Ezequiel Duran SS | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .270 | .324 | .436 |
| Evan Carter CF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .188 | .303 | .332 |
| Cam Cauley 2B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .304 | .333 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .310 | .344 | .362 |
| Elias Diaz C | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .280 | .467 |
| Kyle Higashioka C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .220 | .299 | .371 |
| Alejandro Osuna CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .354 | .299 |
Rangers · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie Gore P | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 65-39 | 4.63 | 65 |
| Tyler Alexander P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-14 | 2.21 | 23 |
| Cole Winn P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 5.94 | 11 |
| Robby Ahlstrom P | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 7.07 | 20 |
| Peyton Gray P | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.48 | 16 |
| Ben Peoples P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-10 | 2.25 | 12 |
| Jacob Latz P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.61 | 9 |
Game info
VenueGlobe Life Field, Arlington, TX
Attendance33,804
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Adrian Johnson · First Base Umpire: Paul Clemons · Second Base Umpire: Quinn Wolcott · Third Base Umpire: Ramon De Jesus
TVRangers Sports Network · localSpace City Home Network · local
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- HOU 2, TEX 0Fri May 15
- HOU 4, TEX 1Sat May 16
- HOU 0, TEX 8Sun May 17
- HOU 9, TEX 0Mon May 25
- HOU 7, TEX 10Tue May 26
- HOU 4, TEX 3Wed May 27
- HOU 5, TEX 1Thu May 28
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