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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — July 31, 2026

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

8:15 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 31, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterHunter Brown

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 4 R

OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterNathan Eovaldi

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH71.235.329.81626432.8342-for-7Small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 2-for-7 · Small71H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7881-for-13Small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 1-for-13 · Small63H-Score

3Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.7114-for-16Limited history

3Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 4-for-16 · Limited67H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.6760-for-3Very small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

5Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.7071-for-2Very small sample

5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 1-for-2 · Very small61H-Score

6Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.6581-for-1Very small sample

6Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 1-for-1 · Very small41H-Score

7Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.6595-for-10Small sample

7Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 5-for-10 · Small65H-Score

8Nicky LopezL2B31.270.322.6341270.6820-for-5Small sample

8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 0-for-5 · Small31H-Score

9Austin WynnsRC—.146.195.378189.38352 PA—

9Austin Wynns C · R.146/.195/.378·1 HRvs hand.383 · 52 PA—H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Nathan Eovaldi

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.8365-for-16Limited history

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 5-for-16 · Limited60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA6-for-17Limited history

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 6-for-17 · Limited91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8153-for-20Limited history

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 3-for-20 · Limited66H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7145-for-12Small sample

4Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 5-for-12 · Small63H-Score

5Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.6721-for-3Very small sample

5Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 1-for-3 · Very small48H-Score

6Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.6691-for-2Very small sample

6Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · 1-for-2 · Very small43H-Score

7Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.760265 PA4-for-11Small sample

7Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 4-for-11 · Small62H-Score

8LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.205.308.6544146.6531-for-4Very small sample

8LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.653 · 1-for-4 · Very small39H-Score

9Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.6680-for-4Very small sample

9Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-4 · Very small57H-Score