Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

24-32

7-10

Final

Rangers

25-29

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	7
TEX	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	10

Who won: Rangers 10-7

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 10-7 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Rangers outscored the Astros 8-0 in the 1st inning. Evan Carter went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rangers. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · May 26

Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter

Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning in Texas' 10-7 win over the Astros on Tuesday night, a day after three...

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros have won 4 of the last 5.
Astros 12-18 on the road; Rangers 12-11 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, Surgery, 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

Jason Alexander SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 9.33 ERA, 14 K, 1.58 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Isaac Paredes3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Christian Walker1B
5Taylor TrammellLF
6Cam SmithRF
7Braden Shewmake2B
8Brice Matthews2B
9Cesar SalazarC

Rangers2nd in AL West

Jack Leiter SP

Probable starter · 3-7, 5.29 ERA, 83 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1Joc PedersonDH
2Alejandro OsunaLF
3Brandon NimmoRF
4Josh Jung3B
5Jake Burger1B
6Evan CarterCF
7Ezequiel DuranSS
8Justin Foscue2B
9Kyle HigashiokaC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Astros 9, Rangers 0 (May 25)

Last 5

HOU

L@ TEX7-10
W@ TEX9-0
W@ CHC8-5
W@ CHC3-0
W@ CHC4-2

TEX

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 28,778
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)