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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

MLB
Rangers
48-61
5-7
Final
Astros
71-40
Daikin Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Astros 7-5

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Rangers 4-1 in the 4th inning. Aledmys Diaz went 1-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Astros. Corey Seager went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Aug 9
Diaz hits slam, Astros tag Pérez, rally past Rangers 7-5

Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros roughed up Martín Pérez and rallied past the Texas Rangers 7-5 Tuesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
  • Rangers 25-30 on the road; Astros 35-17 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago
Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada
ESPN · 4d ago
Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada
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 28
Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

Injuries and inactives

Rangers1st 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
Astros5th 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

Probable starters

Rangers1st in AL West
Martin Perez SP
Probable starter · 12-8, 2.89 ERA, 169 K, 1.26 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus Semien2B
  2. 2Corey SeagerSS
  3. 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 4Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 5Jonah HeimC
  6. 6Leody TaverasCF
  7. 7Josh Smith3B
  8. 8Bubba ThompsonLF
  9. 9Brad MillerDH
Astros5th in AL West
Jose Urquidy SP
Probable starter · 13-8, 3.94 ERA, 134 K, 1.17 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Yuli Gurriel1B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Alex Bregman3B
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 6Aledmys DiazLF
  7. 7Jeremy PenaSS
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Jake MeyersCF

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 30,629
Officials
Dan Bellino (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesHOU wins series 2-1

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