Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

25-32

4-3

Final

Rangers

25-30

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 4-3

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 3-1. Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Astros. Joc Pederson went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · May 27

Yordan Alvarez homers twice for 2nd consecutive game to help Astros beat Rangers 4-3

Yordan Alvarez homered twice for the second consecutive game, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning of the Houston Astros' 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros have won 4 of the last 5.
Astros 13-18 on the road; Rangers 12-12 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

Mike Burrows SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 5.99 ERA, 75 K, 1.55 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Christian Walker1B
4Taylor TrammellLF
5Cam SmithRF
6Braden Shewmake3B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Brice Matthews2B
9Christian VazquezC

Rangers2nd in AL West

Jacob deGrom SP

Probable starter · 11-11, 4.20 ERA, 201 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Joc PedersonDH
2Alejandro OsunaLF
3Brandon NimmoRF
4Josh Jung3B
5Jake Burger1B
6Evan CarterCF
7Ezequiel DuranSS
8Danny JansenC
9Nicky LopezSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Rangers 10, Astros 7 (May 26)

Last 5

HOU

W@ TEX4-3
L@ TEX7-10
W@ TEX9-0
W@ CHC8-5
W@ CHC3-0

TEX

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 27,073
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (First Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Second Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Third Base Umpire)