Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Astros

47-51

5-6

Final

Rangers

49-47

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rangers 6-5

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Rangers. Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 12

Nimmo's walk-off single gives Rangers 6-5 win over Astros and winning record at All-Star break

Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending single that drove in Wyatt Langford with his third hit of the game, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday to enter the All-Star break with a winning record at 49-47.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Astros 24-27 on the road; Rangers 24-22 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

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 2-6, 5.14 ERA, 59 K, 1.46 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Christian Walker1B
5Jose Altuve2B
6Cam SmithCF
7LaMonte Wade Jr.RF
8Brice MatthewsCF
9Christian VazquezC

Rangers2nd in AL West

MacKenzie Gore SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 4.58 ERA, 174 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 9, Rangers 3 (Jul 11)

Last 5

HOU

L@ TEX5-6
W@ TEX9-3
L@ TEX3-7
L@ WSH2-8
W@ WSH6-3

TEX

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 33,804
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Third Base Umpire)