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FinalFinal lineupsAL West

Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:35 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 12, 12:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
5
5–6
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
6
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersGore leads Javier in P-Score (50 vs 37), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .713 OPS vs LHP, 11th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupAstrosHouston's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Playoff contextHigh leverageBoth clubs enter within a few games in the division, increasing the standings impact of the series.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Cristian Javier RHP
Cristian Javier
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
10.22
170th
WHIP
2.27
177th
K/9
5.84
96th
BB/9
8.76
179th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.19
156th
OPS/R
–
IP
12.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
11.57
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
TEX
MacKenzie Gore LHP
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.72
144th
WHIP
1.31
129th
K/9
9.89
67th
BB/9
3.56
150th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.98
75th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
How the starters differ
·Gore strikes out 4.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Gore allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.31 WHIP compared with 2.27.
·Gore enters with a 4.72 ERA compared with Javier's 10.22.
·Gore allows the lower home-run rate: 0.98 vs 2.19 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Javier arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%93.2
Sweeper27%81.3
Changeup16%85.5
Cutter7%89.1
Knuckle Curve2%77.6
Sinker1%93.1
Slider0%84.7
Gore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%95.1
Curveball18%81.5
Changeup13%86.2
Slider10%85.7
Cutter6%89.9
Sinker5%95.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs LHP (MacKenzie Gore)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Cristian Javier)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gore (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.691No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.03342.825No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.759No MLB historyNo history
4Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.769No MLB historyNo history
5Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.762No MLB historyNo history
6Cam SmithRRF60.66921.729No MLB historyNo history
7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.536No MLB historyNo history
8Brice MatthewsRCF30.5877.617No MLB historyNo history
9Christian VázquezRC34.5837.599No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand .825 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .759 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .762 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .729 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .536 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score8Brice Matthews CF · R.201 / .587 · 7 HRvs hand .617 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Christian Vázquez C · R.207 / .583 · 7 HRvs hand .599 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Javier (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH71.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
3Josh JungR3B73.82712.769No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
6Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
7Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
8Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
9Kyle HigashiokaRC41.6767.610No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score3Josh Jung 3B · R.299 / .827 · 12 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score9Kyle Higashioka C · R.218 / .676 · 7 HRvs hand .610 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·TEXTEX
AVG.242 19th.242 18th
OPS.732 7th.713 20th
Home runs226 1st183 14th
Runs734 13th673 25th
OBP.315 19th.317 15th
SLG.417 4th.396 21st
PitchingHOUHOU·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs4.32
HOUTEX
WHIP1.34vs1.30
HOUTEX
K/98.8vs8.5
HOUTEX
HR Allowed204vs190
HOUTEX
BullpenHOUHOU·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.20vs4.11
no league rank
Saves49vs43
HOUTEX
ResultsHOUHOU·TEXTEX
+30814th
Run differential
+21125th
81–81 Record80–82
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (5–5)
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
Texas Rangers (5–5)
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Cristian Javier (10.22 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
MacKenzie Gore (4.72 ERA, 5–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:35 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Astros and Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Cristian Javier is at 37; MacKenzie Gore is at 50. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.