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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 Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterPeter Lambert

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterKumar Rocker

HandRHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH71.235.329.81626432.8343-for-8Small sample

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · 3-for-8 · Small71H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7881-for-3Very small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 1-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

3Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.7113-for-4Very small sample

3Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 3-for-4 · Very small67H-Score

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

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

5Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.6591-for-2Very small sample

5Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 1-for-2 · Very small65H-Score

6Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.6580-for-3Very small sample

6Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 0-for-3 · Very small41H-Score

7Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.7071-for-1Very small sample

7Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 1-for-1 · Very small61H-Score

8Elias DíazRC45.234.266.6708237.5491-for-2Very small sample

8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.549 · 1-for-2 · Very small45H-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 PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.8361-for-2Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 1-for-2 · Very small60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8150-for-3Very small sample

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 0-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

4Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7140-for-2Very small sample

4Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-2 · Very small63H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.6690-for-3Very small sample

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · 0-for-3 · Very small43H-Score

6Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.6721-for-3Very small sample

6Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 1-for-3 · Very small48H-Score

7Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.6680-for-2Very small sample

7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

8Nick AllenRSS41.283.327.7203162.683119 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.683 · 119 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small41H-Score

9Christian VázquezRC32.207.261.5837266.5841-for-2Very small sample

9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.584 · 1-for-2 · Very small32H-Score