Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Who won: Rangers 4-3
The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in 10 innings on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 2-1. Josh Smith went 1-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers. Alex Bregman went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.
Recap · Aug 6
Josh Smith game-ending HR for Rangers in 4-3 win after Astros go ahead on consecutive hit batters
Josh Smith hit his first game-ending homer at any level, and it came for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros in the opener of the final series this season between the AL West rivals and last two World Series champions.
What it means
- Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
- Astros 25-29 on the road; Rangers 31-25 at home.
Latest headlines
ESPN · 5d ago
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
Recap · 6d ago
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · 6d ago
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · 6d ago
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos
ESPN · 6d ago
Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season
ESPN · 6d ago
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 29
White Sox top Astros in Game 1; first playoff win in 5 years
Injuries and inactives
Astros1st in AL West- OutBrice Matthews CFKnee, Inflammation, left
- OutCristian Javier SPGroin, Strain, right
- OutDaulton Varsho CFWrist, Surgery, left
- OutEnyel De Los Santos RPKnee, Tendinitis, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Burrows SPElbow, Inflammation, right
Rangers2nd in AL West- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Bone Spur, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 60-Day-ILJack Leiter SPAnkle, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
Probable starters
Astros1st in AL West
Hunter Brown SP
Probable starter · 11-9, 3.49 ERA, 179 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Jose Altuve2B
- 2Alex Bregman3B
- 3Yordan AlvarezDH
- 4Yainer DiazC
- 5Jeremy PenaSS
- 6Jake MeyersCF
- 7Chas McCormickLF
- 8Mauricio Dubon1B
- 9Pedro LeonRF
Rangers2nd in AL West
Andrew Heaney SP
Probable starter · 5-14, 4.28 ERA, 159 K, 1.25 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Josh SmithLF
- 2Corey SeagerSS
- 3Marcus Semien2B
- 4Josh Jung3B
- 5Wyatt LangfordDH
- 6Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 7Adolis GarciaRF
- 8Leody TaverasCF
- 9Carson KellyC
The series
HOU wins series 2-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 31,605
- Officials
- Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
