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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 ParkStats updated Jul 31, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
74–76 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
2–11
FINAL
Houston Astros
75–75 · 1st AL West · T-Score 48
11
T-Score48
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 .727 OPS vs RHP, 12th in MLB; Texas ranks 26th 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
4.19
112th
WHIP
1.21
66th
K/9
9.24
57th
BB/9
2.13
26th
P-Score59i
FIP
4.27
HR/9
1.60
176th
OPS/R
0.717
IP
135.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.90
Road ERA4.39
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
3.52
50th
WHIP
1.30
104th
K/9
9.78
41st
BB/9
4.50
194th
P-Score57i
FIP
4.17
HR/9
1.08
89th
OPS/R
0.657
IP
92.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.71
Road ERA3.26
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.88
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Eovaldi walks 2.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Brown allows the lower home-run rate: 1.08 vs 1.60 per nine.
·Brown enters with a 3.52 ERA compared with Eovaldi's 4.19.
·Eovaldi averages 0.9 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricEovaldiBrownNote
ERA−10380Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.274.17
WAR1.51.2Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Eovaldi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter37%88.5
Curveball22%76.3
Cutter19%90.3
Four-seam14%94.5
Sinker7%93.5
Slider1%86.4
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%96.2
Sinker30%96.0
Knuckle Curve19%83.4
Slider10%90.8
Changeup10%87.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
26th
in MLB
0.698OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Nathan Eovaldi)
12th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.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 PedersonLDH77.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF68.76817.801No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS74.76018.740No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF73.74214.686No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS68.77017.736No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF46.6149.671No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B71.73026.666No MLB historyNo history
8Nicky LopezL2B34.6241.670No MLB historyNo history
9Austin WynnsRC—.3781.383No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.241 / .768 · 17 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.231 / .760 · 18 HRvs hand .740 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.263 / .742 · 14 HRvs hand .686 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.268 / .770 · 17 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.195 / .614 · 9 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.233 / .730 · 26 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.271 / .624 · 1 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history34H-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 PeñaRSS62.76817.796No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.016381.077No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B71.79421.799No MLB historyNo history
4Christian WalkerR1B67.71625.704No MLB historyNo history
5Jose AltuveR2B53.70315.678No MLB historyNo history
6Taylor TrammellLLF46.6457.688No MLB historyNo history
7Yainer DiazRC59.73811.758No MLB historyNo history
8LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF42.6453.659No MLB historyNo history
9Cam SmithRRF63.68320.672No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.268 / .768 · 17 HRvs hand .796 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.310 / 1.016 · 38 HRvs hand 1.077 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.260 / .794 · 21 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4Christian Walker 1B · R.225 / .716 · 25 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Jose Altuve 2B · R.245 / .703 · 15 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score6Taylor Trammell LF · L.204 / .645 · 7 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.276 / .738 · 11 HRvs hand .758 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score8LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .645 · 3 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.216 / .683 · 20 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·HOUHOU
AVG.243 17th.240 20th
OPS.717 16th.722 12th
Home runs173 14th197 5th
Runs624 26th669 15th
OBP.317 13th.314 21st
SLG.400 18th.408 7th
PitchingTEXTEX·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.55
TEXHOU
WHIP1.31vs1.35
TEXHOU
K/98.6vs8.8
TEXHOU
HR Allowed180vs192
TEXHOU
BullpenTEXTEX·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs4.34
no league rank
Saves41vs47
TEXHOU
ResultsTEXTEX·HOUHOU
+12425th
Run differential
+20217th
74–76 Record75–75
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 59; Hunter Brown is at 57. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.