Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

26-32

5-1

Final

Rangers

25-31

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 5-1

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Rangers 3-0 in the 1st inning. Isaac Paredes went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Josh Jung went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · May 28

Astros ride early homers and Arrighetti's latest gem to a 5-1 win over the Rangers

Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes homered in the first inning, and Spencer Arrighetti pitched the Houston Astros past the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros have won 4 of the last 5.
Astros 14-18 on the road; Rangers 12-13 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

Spencer Arrighetti SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.96 ERA, 106 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Isaac Paredes1B
4Taylor TrammellLF
5Cam SmithRF
6Braden Shewmake3B
7Zach DezenzoLF
8Brice MatthewsLF
9Christian VazquezC

Rangers2nd in AL West

Nathan Eovaldi SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 4.20 ERA, 144 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Joc PedersonDH
2Alejandro OsunaLF
3Brandon NimmoRF
4Josh Jung3B
5Evan CarterCF
6Jake Burger1B
7Ezequiel DuranSS
8Kyle HigashiokaC
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Astros 4, Rangers 3 (May 27)

Last 5

HOU

W@ TEX5-1
W@ TEX4-3
L@ TEX7-10
W@ TEX9-0
W@ CHC8-5

TEX

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 27,234
Officials: Ramon De Jesus (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Third Base Umpire)