Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

80-61

12-3

Final

Rangers

76-63

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	2	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	12
TEX	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3

Who won: Astros 12-3

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Jose Abreu went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI for the Astros. Marcus Semien went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Sep 7

Abreu hits grand slam and 3-run shot, Astros complete sweep with 12-3 win over Rangers

The way the Houston Astros have been hitting, Justin Verlander certainly had a clear advantage going into a matchup against another three-time Cy Young Award winner.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Astros 45-27 on the road; Rangers 43-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 28

Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Danny Jansen C
Hand, Surgery, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.22 ERA, 144 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Jose Abreu1B
7Michael BrantleyLF
8Mauricio DubonCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Rangers2nd in AL West

Max Scherzer SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 3.77 ERA, 174 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Mitch GarverDH
6Jonah HeimC
7Travis JankowskiLF
8Josh Smith3B
9Leody TaverasCF

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Astros 14, Rangers 1 (Sep 5)

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 36,417
Officials: Mark Wegner (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)