Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 10, 2026

Houston has several hitters with at least some success against Cal Quantrill. Yainer Diaz stands out at 2-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS, while Cam Smith is 2-for-4 with a 1.000 OPS and Jose Altuve is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Christian Walker and LaMonte Wade Jr. are each 1-for-3 with a .666 OPS, and Yordan Alvarez is 1-for-7 in 10 PA with a .971 OPS. Jeremy Peña is hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, while Isaac Paredes and Brice Matthews are both 0-for-1 with a .000 OPS.

Texas has more extensive history against Hunter Brown, with Jake Burger leading the way at 5-for-10 and a 1.600 OPS. Joc Pederson is 2-for-7 in 8 PA with a .661 OPS, Wyatt Langford is 1-for-13 in 17 PA with a .371 OPS, and Josh Jung is 2-for-13 in 14 PA with a .445 OPS. Evan Carter is 1-for-1 in 2 PA with a 3.000 OPS, while Ezequiel Duran and Kyle Higashioka are each 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Brandon Nimmo is hitless at 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, and Nicky Lopez is 0-for-5 with a .000 OPS.

Texas brings the more familiar group into this matchup, with several hitters carrying double-digit at-bat samples against Brown. Houston has more scattered success against Quantrill, but most of those matchups come in smaller samples.