Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rangers

8-5

6-2

Final

Astros

6-8

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rangers 6-2

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Rangers win the series 2-1. Adolis Garcia went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers. Martin Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 15

García homers, Lowe has 3 RBIs as Rangers down Astros 6-2

The Texas Rangers know not to make too much out of their victory Friday night over the Houston Astros.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Rangers 2-2 on the road; Astros 3-5 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

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, 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

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

Probable starters

Rangers2nd in AL West

Martin Perez SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 4.45 ERA, 93 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Josh SmithSS
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Josh Jung3B
6Jonah HeimC
7Brad MillerDH
8Travis JankowskiLF
9Leody TaverasCF

Astros1st in AL West

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 2-2, 4.00 ERA, 31 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Chas McCormickCF
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Jose Abreu1B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6David HensleyDH
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Mauricio Dubon2B
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 39,343
Officials: Laz Diaz (Home Plate Umpire), Erich Bacchus (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Third Base Umpire)