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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2026-08-01 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 38461 · 73°F, Roof Closed · Wind 0 mph, None · 2:57

Houston Astros defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 2nd — LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jose Altuve scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	7
HOU	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	9

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Burger 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joc Pederson 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wyatt Langford LF	5	1	1	1	0	2
Corey Seager SS	3	0	1	0	1	1
Brandon Nimmo DH	3	0	2	0	1	0
Evan Carter CF	2	1	0	0	2	1
Ezequiel Duran 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1
Alejandro Osuna RF	4	0	1	1	0	1
Elias Diaz C	3	1	1	2	0	2
Nicky Lopez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2
Justin Foscue PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeremy Pena SS	5	1	2	0	0	2
Yordan Alvarez DH	3	2	1	0	2	0
Isaac Paredes 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Christian Walker 1B	4	1	2	1	1	1
Yainer Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Allen 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Altuve 2B	2	1	0	0	2	0
Taylor Trammell LF	4	0	1	2	0	1
Cam Smith RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Zach Dezenzo LF	2	0	0	0	0	2
LaMonte Wade LF	2	0	1	1	0	0
Lucas Spence CF	0	0	0	0	0	0