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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 Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterRonel Blanco

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 3 R

OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterJacob deGrom

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ronel Blanco

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH71.235.329.81626432.8340-for-1Very small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 0-for-1 · Very small71H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7883-for-12Small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 3-for-12 · Small63H-Score

3Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.7110-for-1Very small sample

3Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 0-for-1 · Very small67H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.6760-for-1Very small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-1 · Very small66H-Score

5Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.6581-for-4Very small sample

5Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 1-for-4 · Very small41H-Score

6Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.7070-for-2Very small sample

6Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 0-for-2 · Very small61H-Score

7Alejandro OsunaLLF31.260.349.6531233.646172 PA1-for-2Very small sample

7Alejandro Osuna LF · L.260/.349/.653·1 HRvs hand.646 · 172 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small31H-Score

8Elias DíazRC45.234.266.6708237.5490-for-2Very small sample

8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.549 · 0-for-2 · Very small45H-Score

9Nicky LopezL2B31.270.322.6341270.6820-for-1Very small sample

9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 0-for-1 · Very small31H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.8364-for-10Small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 4-for-10 · Small60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA2-for-3Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8150-for-7Small sample

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 0-for-7 · Small66H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7142-for-24Limited history

4Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 2-for-24 · Limited63H-Score

5Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.760265 PA3-for-9Small sample

5Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 3-for-9 · Small62H-Score

6Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.6723-for-13Small sample

6Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 3-for-13 · Small48H-Score

7Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.6691-for-2Very small sample

7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · 1-for-2 · Very small43H-Score

8Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.6680-for-3Very small sample

8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-3 · Very small57H-Score

9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.205.308.6544146.6531-for-1Very small sample

9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.653 · 1-for-1 · Very small39H-Score