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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 1, 2026

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

7:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 1, 3:50 PM ETStats updated Sep 15, 4:04 AM ET

Texas Rangers

74–76 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterRonel Blanco

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 3 R

OPS vs hand.698 vs RHP

Houston Astros

75–75 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterJacob deGrom

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ronel Blanco

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH77.235.329.81626432.8340-for-1Very small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 0-for-1 · Very small77H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF68.241.328.76817421.8013-for-12Small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.241/.328/.768·17 HRvs hand.801 · 3-for-12 · Small68H-Score

3Corey SeagerLSS74.231.323.76018384.7400-for-1Very small sample

3Corey Seager SS · L.231/.323/.760·18 HRvs hand.740 · 0-for-1 · Very small74H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF73.263.328.74214610.6860-for-1Very small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.263/.328/.742·14 HRvs hand.686 · 0-for-1 · Very small73H-Score

5Evan CarterLCF46.195.293.6149425.6711-for-4Very small sample

5Evan Carter CF · L.195/.293/.614·9 HRvs hand.671 · 1-for-4 · Very small46H-Score

6Ezequiel DuranRSS68.268.330.77017550.7360-for-2Very small sample

6Ezequiel Duran SS · R.268/.330/.770·17 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-2 · Very small68H-Score

7Alejandro OsunaLLF36.255.347.6441220.630172 PA1-for-2Very small sample

7Alejandro Osuna LF · L.255/.347/.644·1 HRvs hand.630 · 172 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small36H-Score

8Elias DíazRC49.236.269.6687220.5730-for-2Very small sample

8Elias Díaz C · R.236/.269/.668·7 HRvs hand.573 · 0-for-2 · Very small49H-Score

9Nicky LopezL2B34.271.312.6241245.6700-for-1Very small sample

9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.271/.312/.624·1 HRvs hand.670 · 0-for-1 · Very small34H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.268.321.76817430.7964-for-10Small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.268/.321/.768·17 HRvs hand.796 · 4-for-10 · Small62H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.310.4271.016386391.077469 PA2-for-3Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.310/.427/1.016·38 HRvs hand1.077 · 469 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small95H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B71.260.359.79421607.7990-for-7Small sample

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.260/.359/.794·21 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-7 · Small71H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B67.225.299.71625589.7042-for-24Limited history

4Christian Walker 1B · R.225/.299/.716·25 HRvs hand.704 · 2-for-24 · Limited67H-Score

5Yainer DiazRC60.276.307.73811313.758223 PA3-for-9Small sample

5Yainer Diaz C · R.276/.307/.738·11 HRvs hand.758 · 223 PA · 3-for-9 · Small60H-Score

6Jose AltuveR2B53.245.306.70315521.6783-for-13Small sample

6Jose Altuve 2B · R.245/.306/.703·15 HRvs hand.678 · 3-for-13 · Small53H-Score

7Taylor TrammellLLF46.204.292.6457265.6881-for-2Very small sample

7Taylor Trammell LF · L.204/.292/.645·7 HRvs hand.688 · 1-for-2 · Very small46H-Score

8Cam SmithRRF63.216.281.68320525.6720-for-3Very small sample

8Cam Smith RF · R.216/.281/.683·20 HRvs hand.672 · 0-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF42.205.315.6453130.6591-for-1Very small sample

9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.315/.645·3 HRvs hand.659 · 1-for-1 · Very small42H-Score