Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rangers

8-8

5-8

Final

Astros

6-11

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 8-5

The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Rangers 3-0 in the 7th inning. Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Astros. Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Apr 14

Altuve homers off Eovaldi in first 2 at-bats to lead Astros over Rangers 8-5

Jose Altuve homered off Nathan Eovaldi in his first two at-bats and Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Rangers 3-3 on the road; Astros 4-6 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jack Leiter SP
Ankle, Surgery, 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

Nathan Eovaldi SP

Probable starter · 12-8, 3.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Evan CarterLF
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Josh Smith3B
6Wyatt LangfordDH
7Jonah HeimC
8Ezequiel Duran1B
9Leody TaverasCF

Astros1st in AL West

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 3-1, 3.89 ERA, 27 K, 1.41 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Yainer DiazDH
5Chas McCormickLF
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Victor CaratiniC
8Jose Abreu1B
9Mauricio Dubon3B

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 9, Rangers 2 (Apr 13)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 36,759
Officials: Emil Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)