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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, Game 1 of the ALCS

MLB
Rangers
90-72
2-0
Final
Astros
90-72
Daikin Park
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Rangers 2-0

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 2-0 in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Rangers win the series 7-0. Leody Taveras went 2-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Oct 16
Montgomery shuts out Astros, Taveras homers as Rangers get 2-0 win in Game 1 of ALCS

Jordan Montgomery outdueled Justin Verlander and the Texas Rangers received a big boost from their youngest player to open the AL Championship Series with a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night.

What it means

  • Rangers won the series 4-3.

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
Jordan Montgomery SP
Probable starter · 3-1, 2.90 ERA, 17 K, 1.35 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus Semien2B
  2. 2Corey SeagerSS
  3. 3Mitch GarverDH
  4. 4Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 5Evan CarterLF
  6. 6Jonah HeimC
  7. 7Nathaniel Lowe1B
  8. 8Josh Jung3B
  9. 9Leody TaverasCF
Astros1st in AL West
Justin Verlander SP
Probable starter · 1-1, 2.95 ERA, 14 K, 1.20 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Alex Bregman3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Jose Abreu1B
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 6Chas McCormickLF
  7. 7Mauricio DubonCF
  8. 8Jeremy PenaSS
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

TEX wins series 7-0

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 42,872
Officials
Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), James Hoye (First Base Umpire), Doug Eddings (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Left Field Umpire), Dan Bellino (Right Field Umpire)

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

This seriesTEX wins series 7-0