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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

MLB
Rangers
22-24
8-0
Final
Astros
19-29
Daikin Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Rangers 8-0

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 8-0 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Astros 5-0 in the 7th inning. Jake Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rangers. Zach Dezenzo went 2-for-4 for the Astros.

Recap · May 17
Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0

Jake Burger homered and tied a career high with four RBI and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
  • Rangers 11-14 on the road; Astros 12-14 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, Surgery, 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
Nathan Eovaldi SP
Probable starter · 11-10, 4.20 ERA, 144 K, 1.22 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Evan CarterCF
  2. 2Brandon NimmoRF
  3. 3Josh Jung3B
  4. 4Joc PedersonDH
  5. 5Ezequiel DuranSS
  6. 6Alejandro OsunaRF
  7. 7Jake Burger1B
  8. 8Justin Foscue2B
  9. 9Kyle HigashiokaC
Astros1st in AL West
Peter Lambert SP
Probable starter · 8-10, 3.82 ERA, 154 K, 1.25 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brice Matthews2B
  2. 2Yordan AlvarezDH
  3. 3Christian Walker1B
  4. 4Zach ColeCF
  5. 5Zach DezenzoLF
  6. 6Braden Shewmake3B
  7. 7Cam SmithRF
  8. 8Cesar SalazarC
  9. 9Nick AllenSS

The series

HOU wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Astros 4, Rangers 1 (May 16)

Last 5

TEX
  • No games yet this season.
HOU
  • Lvs TEX0-8
  • Wvs TEX4-1
  • Wvs TEX2-0
  • Lvs SEA3-8
  • Wvs SEA4-3

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 34,893
Officials
Manny Gonzalez (Home Plate Umpire), Tom Hanahan (First Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Second Base Umpire), Dillon Wilson (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesHOU wins series 2-1

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