Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · Globe Life Field · Final

Houston Astros logo Houston Astros

55-55 · L10 7-3

7–10
Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers

55-53 · L10 3-7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 7 8 0
TEX 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 10 9 0
WP Jack Leiter (3-7) LP Jason Alexander (1-1) SV Jacob Latz (19)

Stars of the game

Yordan Alvarez Evan Carter Joc Pederson

Season matchup

TEX leads 12 of 19 categories

HOU Metric TEX
Offense
4.59 12th Runs scored per game 4.20 22nd
.728 10th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .724 16th
151 3rd Team Home Runs 125 17th
.241 18th Team Batting Average .247 11th
14.3 9th Total position-player WAR 13.7 11th
Pitching
4.96 25th Runs allowed per game 4.40 13th
4.69 26th Team Earned Run Average 4.25 19th
1.38 24th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.26 10th
964 9th Team Strikeouts 915 14th
2.6 30th Rotation WAR 12.6 4th
0.4 27th Bullpen WAR 4.8 7th
Roster
10.2 3rd Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 7.7 16th
19.9% 20th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 19.6% 19th
71.3% 9th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 56.2% 20th
29.4 7th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 29.8 6th
Results
.500 17th Winning percentage .509 11th
-41 22nd Run differential -21 19th
.464 22nd Pythagorean winning percentage .479 19th
.556 8th Winning percentage in one-run games .655 1st
.491 19th Home winning percentage .528 12th
.509 10th Road winning percentage .491 14th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Jeremy Peña SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .302 .833
2 Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .792
3 Yordan Alvarez DH 5 2 2 2 4 0 2 .328 1.089
4 Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .761
5 Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 .654
Jake Meyers CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .580
6 Cam Smith RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .210 .646
7 Braden Shewmake 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 .694
Zach Dezenzo LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .644
8 Brice Matthews 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .197 .582
9 César Salazar C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .056 .283
Nick Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .594
Team 34 7 8 4 7 3 7 .235 .951
2B:
Dezenzo
HR:
Peña, Alvarez 2, Smith
GIDP:
Shewmake
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Jason Alexander L 6.0 6 9 9 2 4 2 100-67 9.33 1.58
AJ Blubaugh 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23-17 3.86 1.29
Team 8.0 9 10 10 2 4 2 123-84 11.25 1.38

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Joc Pederson DH 4 1 1 1 3 0 1 .244 .827
2 Alejandro Osuna LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .661
3 Brandon Nimmo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 .766
4 Josh Jung 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294 .802
5 Jake Burger 1B 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 .237 .718
6 Evan Carter CF 4 2 3 1 3 0 0 .191 .643
7 Ezequiel Duran SS 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 .267 .756
8 Justin Foscue 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .840
9 Kyle Higashioka C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .676
Team 32 10 9 2 10 2 4 .281 .905
2B:
Duran
3B:
Carter
HR:
Pederson, Carter
GIDP:
Foscue
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Jack Leiter W 6.0 4 4 4 3 4 1 95-60 5.29 1.44
Jakob Junis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-7 2.92 1.08
Jalen Beeks 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 15-11 3.81 1.38
Jacob Latz SV 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 14-12 1.53 0.64
Team 9.0 8 7 7 3 7 4 134-90 7.00 1.22
Win% = TEX win prob.
Top 9th · HOU batting
7–10

Groundout. Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.

100%
7–10

Flyout. Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.

100%
7–10

Home Run. Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

99%
6–10

Strikeout. Nick Allen strikes out swinging.

99%
Bot 8th · TEX batting
6–10

Grounded Into DP. Justin Foscue grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Justin Foscue out at 1st.

99%
6–10

Single. Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 2nd.

99%
6–9

Single. Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Jake Burger to 3rd.

98%
6–9

Forceout. Jake Burger grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Josh Jung out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st.

97%
6–9

Single. Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.

98%
Top 8th · HOU batting
6–9

Strikeout. Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.

97%
6–9

Double. Zach Dezenzo doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

95%
6–9

Home Run. Cam Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

97%
5–9

Strikeout. Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.

99%
5–9

Groundout. Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.

98%
5–9

Home Run. Yordan Alvarez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.

96%
Bot 7th · TEX batting
4–9

Lineout. Brandon Nimmo lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

98%
4–9

Groundout. Alejandro Osuna grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.

98%
4–9

Groundout. Joc Pederson grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.

98%
Top 7th · HOU batting
4–9

Groundout. Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.

99%
4–9

Flyout. Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.

98%
4–9

Groundout. César Salazar grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger.

98%
Bot 6th · TEX batting
4–9

Groundout. Kyle Higashioka grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

97%
4–9

Strikeout. Justin Foscue strikes out swinging.

97%
4–9

Flyout. Ezequiel Duran flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

97%
Top 6th · HOU batting
4–9

Flyout. Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.

97%
4–9

Groundout. Braden Shewmake grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jack Leiter.

97%
4–9

Lineout. Cam Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter.

96%
Bot 5th · TEX batting
4–9

Groundout. Evan Carter grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.

95%
4–9

Groundout. Jake Burger grounds out softly, pitcher Jason Alexander to first baseman Christian Walker.

95%
4–9

Groundout. Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

96%
Top 5th · HOU batting
4–9

Strikeout. Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging.

96%
4–9

Groundout. Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger.

96%
4–9

Strikeout. Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.

95%
Bot 4th · TEX batting
4–9

Flyout. Brandon Nimmo flies out sharply to center fielder Brice Matthews.

94%
4–9

Groundout. Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.

94%
4–9

Groundout. Joc Pederson grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Jason Alexander.

94%
Top 4th · HOU batting
4–9

Pop Out. Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Justin Foscue.

95%
4–9

Flyout. Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

90%
4–9

Hit By Pitch. César Salazar hit by pitch. Cam Smith scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd.

85%
3–9

Walk. Brice Matthews walks. Braden Shewmake to 2nd.

90%
3–9

Single. Braden Shewmake singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Cam Smith to 3rd.

93%
3–9

Forceout. Cam Smith grounds into a force out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Justin Foscue. Taylor Trammell out at 2nd. Cam Smith to 1st.

95%
3–9

Single. Taylor Trammell singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.

93%
Bot 3rd · TEX batting
3–9

Groundout. Kyle Higashioka grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.

95%
3–9

Flyout. Justin Foscue flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.

95%
3–9

Strikeout. Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes.

96%
3–9

Home Run. Evan Carter homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

96%
Top 3rd · HOU batting
3–8

Flyout. Christian Walker flies out to second baseman Justin Foscue.

93%
3–8

Home Run. Yordan Alvarez homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Brice Matthews scores. Jeremy Peña scores.

93%
0–8

Groundout. Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Brice Matthews to 3rd. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.

98%
0–8

Walk. Jeremy Peña walks. Brice Matthews to 2nd.

97%
0–8

Strikeout. César Salazar strikes out swinging.

98%
0–8

Single. Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.

97%
Bot 2nd · TEX batting
0–8

Strikeout. Jake Burger strikes out swinging.

98%
0–8

Groundout. Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

98%
0–8

Flyout. Brandon Nimmo flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

98%
Top 2nd · HOU batting
0–8

Grounded Into DP. Braden Shewmake grounds into a double play, second baseman Justin Foscue to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Braden Shewmake out at 1st.

98%
0–8

Walk. Cam Smith walks.

97%
0–8

Flyout. Taylor Trammell flies out to third baseman Josh Jung.

98%
Bot 1st · TEX batting
0–8

Lineout. Alejandro Osuna lines out to second baseman Braden Shewmake.

97%
0–8

Home Run. Joc Pederson homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ezequiel Duran scores. Kyle Higashioka scores.

97%
0–5

Hit By Pitch. Kyle Higashioka hit by pitch.

90%
0–5

Flyout. Justin Foscue flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

90%
0–5

Double. Ezequiel Duran doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Evan Carter scores.

91%
0–4

Triple. Evan Carter triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Jung scores. Jake Burger scores.

88% ▲12
0–2

Single. Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. Alejandro Osuna scores. Brandon Nimmo scores. Josh Jung to 2nd.

76% ▲12
0–0

Walk. Josh Jung walks. Alejandro Osuna to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.

65%
0–0

Single. Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd.

59%
0–0

Walk. Alejandro Osuna walks.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 1st · HOU batting
0–0

Flyout. Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.

53%
0–0

Hit By Pitch. Isaac Paredes hit by pitch.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Jeremy Peña lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

52%