Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

59-55

6-4

Final

Rangers

54-61

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 6-4

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 2-1. Victor Caratini went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros. Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Aug 7

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What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 27-29 on the road; Rangers 31-27 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · Sep 29

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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
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jack Leiter SP
Ankle, Surgery, 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

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 4.05 ERA, 206 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Yainer DiazDH
5Jeremy PenaSS
6Victor CaratiniC
7Jake MeyersCF
8Zach Dezenzo1B
9Mauricio DubonRF

Rangers2nd in AL West

Jose Urena SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 3.80 ERA, 70 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1Josh SmithLF
2Corey SeagerSS
3Marcus Semien2B
4Josh Jung3B
5Wyatt LangfordCF
6Nathaniel Lowe1B
7Adolis GarciaRF
8Robbie GrossmanDH
9Jonah HeimC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 4, Rangers 2 (Aug 6)

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 33,181
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)