Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rangers

46-50

4-2

Final

Astros

50-46

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rangers 4-2

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 1st inning. Josh Smith went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Rangers. Jake Meyers went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 14

Josh Smith hits 2 two-run homers to lead Rangers to 4-2 win over Astros

Josh Smith homered twice with four RBI to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Rangers 22-29 on the road; Astros 28-21 at home.

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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

Max Scherzer SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 3.95 ERA, 40 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Josh Smith3B
4Wyatt LangfordLF
5Adolis GarciaRF
6Nathaniel Lowe1B
7Jonah HeimDH
8Leody TaverasCF
9Andrew KniznerC

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Yainer DiazC
5Jon Singleton1B
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Jake MeyersCF
8Joey LoperfidoLF
9Mauricio DubonLF

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rangers 2, Astros 1 (Jul 13)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 38,622
Officials: Carlos Torres (Home Plate Umpire), John Bacon (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Third Base Umpire)