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Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 2, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 2, 11:50 AM ETStats updated Sep 16, 1:12 PM ET

Texas Rangers

75–76 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterPeter Lambert

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.696 vs RHP

Houston Astros

76–75 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterKumar Rocker

HandRHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.726 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH77.235.329.81626432.8343-for-8Small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 3-for-8 · Small77H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF67.239.325.76017425.7941-for-3Very small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.239/.325/.760·17 HRvs hand.794 · 1-for-3 · Very small67H-Score

3Corey SeagerLSS74.234.325.76318388.7403-for-4Very small sample

3Corey Seager SS · L.234/.325/.763·18 HRvs hand.740 · 3-for-4 · Very small74H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF73.263.327.74014614.6860-for-4Very small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.263/.327/.740·14 HRvs hand.686 · 0-for-4 · Very small73H-Score

5Jake BurgerR1B71.232.303.72726574.6661-for-2Very small sample

5Jake Burger 1B · R.232/.303/.727·26 HRvs hand.666 · 1-for-2 · Very small71H-Score

6Evan CarterLCF46.193.291.6109427.6700-for-3Very small sample

6Evan Carter CF · L.193/.291/.610·9 HRvs hand.670 · 0-for-3 · Very small46H-Score

7Ezequiel DuranRSS68.271.332.77317553.7371-for-1Very small sample

7Ezequiel Duran SS · R.271/.332/.773·17 HRvs hand.737 · 1-for-1 · Very small68H-Score

8Elias DíazRC49.239.271.6767222.5681-for-2Very small sample

8Elias Díaz C · R.239/.271/.676·7 HRvs hand.568 · 1-for-2 · Very small49H-Score

9Cam CauleyRCF—.207.281.626165.757—

9Cam Cauley CF · R.207/.281/.626·1 HRvs hand.757—H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kumar Rocker

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS64.273.325.79019434.8241-for-2Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.273/.325/.790·19 HRvs hand.824 · 1-for-2 · Very small64H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.310.4291.023396431.088469 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.310/.429/1.023·39 HRvs hand1.088 · 469 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small95H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B71.258.357.78921611.7920-for-3Very small sample

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.258/.357/.789·21 HRvs hand.792 · 0-for-3 · Very small71H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B66.223.297.71225592.6990-for-2Very small sample

4Christian Walker 1B · R.223/.297/.712·25 HRvs hand.699 · 0-for-2 · Very small66H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF46.204.292.6457265.6880-for-3Very small sample

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.204/.292/.645·7 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-3 · Very small46H-Score

6Jose AltuveR2B53.243.303.69615525.6711-for-3Very small sample

6Jose Altuve 2B · R.243/.303/.696·15 HRvs hand.671 · 1-for-3 · Very small53H-Score

7Cam SmithRRF62.214.279.67820528.6660-for-2Very small sample

7Cam Smith RF · R.214/.279/.678·20 HRvs hand.666 · 0-for-2 · Very small62H-Score

8Nick AllenRSS43.279.327.7093153.640114 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Nick Allen SS · R.279/.327/.709·3 HRvs hand.640 · 114 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small43H-Score

9Christian VázquezRC35.208.263.5897260.5921-for-2Very small sample

9Christian Vázquez C · R.208/.263/.589·7 HRvs hand.592 · 1-for-2 · Very small35H-Score