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Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — July 12, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

2:35 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 12, 12:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 10, 3:31 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterMacKenzie Gore

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterCristian Javier

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.277.325.80222483.6911-for-2Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · 1-for-2 · Very small62H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small95H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B69.262.360.80725659.759—

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.75969H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B66.226.299.72629635.7692-for-8Small sample

4Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 2-for-8 · Small66H-Score

5Jose AltuveR2B50.250.306.70116573.7620-for-2Very small sample

5Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · 0-for-2 · Very small50H-Score

6Cam SmithRRF60.210.279.66921568.7291-for-2Very small sample

6Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · 1-for-2 · Very small60H-Score

7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.205.308.6544146.5360-for-3Very small sample

7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.536 · 0-for-3 · Very small39H-Score

8Brice MatthewsRCF30.201.255.5877233.61782 PA—

8Brice Matthews CF · R.201/.255/.587·7 HRvs hand.617 · 82 PA30H-Score

9Christian VázquezRC34.207.261.5837266.599—

9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.59934H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH71.235.329.81626432.8341-for-6Small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 1-for-6 · Small71H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF65.238.333.75417471.7880-for-4Very small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 0-for-4 · Very small65H-Score

3Josh JungR3B73.299.365.82712444.769328 PA2-for-3Very small sample

3Josh Jung 3B · R.299/.365/.827·12 HRvs hand.769 · 328 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small73H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF69.260.324.72914655.676No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

5Jake BurgerR1B68.228.302.72328620.6590-for-1Very small sample

5Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 0-for-1 · Very small68H-Score

6Ezequiel DuranRSS63.260.320.73917597.7072-for-10Small sample

6Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 2-for-10 · Small63H-Score

7Evan CarterLCF43.194.288.6039455.6581-for-3Very small sample

7Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 1-for-3 · Very small43H-Score

8Nicky LopezL2B33.270.322.6341270.6820-for-3Very small sample

8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 0-for-3 · Very small33H-Score

9Kyle HigashiokaRC41.218.306.6767186.610132 PA0-for-1Very small sample

9Kyle Higashioka C · R.218/.306/.676·7 HRvs hand.610 · 132 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small41H-Score