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Texas Rangers 2, Houston Astros 11

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:15 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 31, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
2–11
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
11
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersEovaldi holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupRangersTexas's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 8–2 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

TEX
Nathan Eovaldi RHP
Nathan Eovaldi
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.05
117th
WHIP
1.17
81st
K/9
9.56
80th
BB/9
2.13
31st
P-Score57i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.62
166th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.41
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.45
34th
WHIP
1.28
104th
K/9
9.57
26th
BB/9
5.36
206th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
47.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.88
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Brown allows the lower home-run rate: 0.96 vs 1.62 per nine.
·Eovaldi walks 3.2 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Brown enters with a 3.45 ERA compared with Eovaldi's 4.05.
·Eovaldi averages 0.8 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Eovaldi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter37%88.4
Curveball22%76.3
Cutter19%90.3
Four-seam14%94.4
Sinker7%93.4
Slider1%86.4
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Nathan Eovaldi)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH71.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
8Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
9Austin WynnsRC—.3781.383No 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-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score9Austin Wynns C · R.146 / .378 · 1 HRvs hand .383 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Nathan Eovaldi
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Eovaldi (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
5Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
6Taylor TrammellLLF45.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
7Yainer DiazRC65.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
8LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.653No MLB historyNo history
9Cam SmithRRF60.66921.668No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score8LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·HOUHOU
AVG.242 18th.242 19th
OPS.713 20th.732 7th
Home runs183 14th226 1st
Runs673 25th734 13th
OBP.317 15th.315 19th
SLG.396 21st.417 4th
PitchingTEXTEX·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.45
TEXHOU
WHIP1.30vs1.34
TEXHOU
K/98.5vs8.8
TEXHOU
HR Allowed190vs204
TEXHOU
BullpenTEXTEX·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs4.34
no league rank
Saves43vs49
TEXHOU
ResultsTEXTEX·HOUHOU
+21125th
Run differential
+30814th
80–82 Record81–81
5–5 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
Houston Astros (8–2)
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Nathan Eovaldi (4.05 ERA, 10–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.45 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:15 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rangers and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Nathan Eovaldi is at 57; Hunter Brown is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.