Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Rangers 9-1
The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 9-1 on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Astros 6-1 in the 7th inning. Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rangers.
Recap · Apr 16
Semien's grand slam caps 6-run 7th, Rangers beat Astros 9-1
Marcus Semien hit a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Astros 9-1 on Sunday night for their first series win at Houston in nearly five years.
What it means
- Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
- Rangers 3-3 on the road; Astros 4-6 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- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Bone Spur, right
- OutDanny Jansen CHand, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
Astros1st in AL West- OutBrice Matthews CFKnee, Inflammation, left
- OutCristian Javier SPGroin, Strain, right
- OutDaulton Varsho CFWrist, Surgery, left
- OutEnyel De Los Santos RPKnee, Tendinitis, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Burrows SPElbow, Inflammation, right
Probable starters
Rangers2nd in AL West
Andrew Heaney SP
Probable starter · 10-6, 4.15 ERA, 151 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Marcus Semien2B
- 2Ezequiel DuranSS
- 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 4Adolis GarciaRF
- 5Josh Jung3B
- 6Jonah HeimC
- 7Robbie GrossmanDH
- 8Leody TaverasCF
- 9Bubba ThompsonLF
Astros1st in AL West
Framber Valdez SP
Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Mauricio Dubon2B
- 2Alex Bregman3B
- 3Yordan AlvarezLF
- 4Jose Abreu1B
- 5Kyle TuckerRF
- 6Jeremy PenaSS
- 7David HensleyDH
- 8Jake MeyersCF
- 9Martin MaldonadoC
The series
TEX wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Astros 8, Rangers 2 (Apr 15)
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Game info
- Venue
- Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 39,122
- Officials
- Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Estabrook (First Base Umpire), Laz Diaz (Second Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
