Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros
Rangers Hitting
a-flied out to right for Pederson in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BNimmo (8, Bolton); Burger (6, Bolton); Duran (9, Lambert)
- HRHigashioka (2, 9th inning off Bolton 0 on, 2 Out); Burger (8, 5th inning off Lambert 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHigashioka 3 (8), Nimmo (13), Burger 4 (31)
- 2Out RBIHigashioka; Nimmo.
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP3-6 (Higashioka 1-1, Nimmo 1-1, Burger 1-2, Jung 0-1, Foscue 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Higashioka-Duran , Duran-Foscue-Burger)
Astros Hitting
a-grounded to second for Alvarez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BShewmake (2, Eovaldi)
- GIDPMatthews
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-4 (Allen 0-1, Salazar 0-1, Shewmake 0-1, Smith 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMatthews (1, 2nd base by Eovaldi/Higashioka)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Eovaldi(W, 5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 94-64 | 3.62 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-14 | 2.31 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 111-78 |
- Pitching
- HBPWalker (by Eovaldi)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedEovaldi 18/27; Collyer 5/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesEovaldi-16-19-13-16; Collyer-4-5-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsEovaldi 9-2; Collyer 3-1
- Game ScoresN Eovaldi 73
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Lambert(L, 2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 93-59 | 3.57 |
| 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51-38 | 5.40 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 144-97 |
- Pitching
- HBPOsuna (by Lambert)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLambert 18/24; Bolton 9/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLambert-14-13-17-15; Bolton-10-4-13-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLambert 6-6; Bolton 5-2
- Game ScoresP Lambert 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Burger homered to right (356 feet), Osuna scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Burger doubled to left, Pederson scored and Duran scored, Osuna to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Higashioka singled to center, Osuna scored and Burger scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Nimmo doubled to left, Higashioka scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 9th | Higashioka homered to left center (393 feet). | 8 | 0 | ||
TEX @ HOU Videos
Rangers avoid the sweep, shutout Astros 8-0
Jake Burger hits a home run
Brandon Nimmo dazzles with an amazing HR robbery
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
11:40 PM, 17 May 2026
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 34,893
Game Time:2:25
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
- First Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Dillon Wilson
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 23 | 22 | .511 | - | L1 |
| Texas | 22 | 24 | .478 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Seattle | 22 | 25 | .468 | 2 | L2 |
| Houston | 19 | 29 | .396 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 16 | 30 | .348 | 7.5 | L5 |

