Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

47-50

9-3

Final

Rangers

48-47

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 9-3

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 9-3 on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 3rd inning. LaMonte Wade Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Astros. Ezequiel Duran went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Jul 11

Alvarez hits AL-leading 31st homer, Wade has first career grand slam and Astros beat Rangers 9-3

Yordan Alvarez had another moonshot for his AL-leading 31st home run, LaMonte Wade Jr. hit his first...

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Astros 24-26 on the road; Rangers 23-22 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

Peter Lambert SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 3.82 ERA, 154 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Christian Walker1B
5Jose Altuve2B
6LaMonte Wade Jr.RF
7Yainer DiazDH
8Taylor TrammellLF
9Christian VazquezC

Rangers2nd in AL West

Kumar Rocker SP

Probable starter · 6-11, 4.38 ERA, 138 K, 1.41 WHIP

Lineup

1Joc PedersonDH
2Wyatt LangfordLF
3Josh Jung3B
4Brandon NimmoRF
5Jake Burger1B
6Ezequiel DuranSS
7Evan CarterCF
8Nicky Lopez2B
9Elias DiazC

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rangers 7, Astros 3 (Jul 10)

Last 5

HOU

W@ TEX9-3
L@ TEX3-7
L@ WSH2-8
W@ WSH6-3
L@ WSH11-12

TEX

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 37,318
Officials: Ramon De Jesus (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Second Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Third Base Umpire)