| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 23-25 | 13-13 | 10-14 |
| Game 2 | 26-22 | 13-10 | 13-14 |
| Game 3 | 28-20 | 16-10 | 12-12 |
| Game 4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 25-23 | 13-14 | 13-11 |
| Game 2 | 28-20 | 14-12 | 15-9 |
| Game 3 | 24-23 | 12-16 | 13-8 |
| Game 4 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
Texas @ Houston Game Overview
TEX vs HOURecords
TEX vs HOUHead To Head
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
4-6-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | TEX Starter (IP) | HOU Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 07, '25 | TEX |
4 - 2
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TEX +123 | u8.0 | P. Corbin (5.2) | F. Valdez (7.0) |
| Sep 06, '25 | TEX |
11 - 0
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HOU +105 | o7.0 | J. deGrom (5.1) | H. Brown (6.0) |
| Sep 05, '25 | TEX |
4 - 3
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TEX -120 | u8.0 | M. Kelly (7.0) | C. Gordon (4.1) |
| Jul 13, '25 | HOU |
5 - 1
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TEX +118 | u7.0 | N. Eovaldi (7.2) | H. Brown (5.0) |
| Jul 12, '25 | HOU |
5 - 4
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HOU -108 | o6.5 | J. deGrom (6.0) | F. Valdez (6.0) |
| Jul 11, '25 | HOU |
7 - 3
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TEX +108 | o8.0 | J. Leiter (5.1) | L. McCullers Jr. (3.0) |
| May 18, '25 | TEX |
4 - 3
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HOU -108 | u8.0 | J. Leiter (7.0) | F. Valdez (7.0) |
| May 17, '25 | TEX |
5 - 1
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TEX -116 | u7.5 | T. Mahle (6.0) | R. Blanco (6.0) |
| May 16, '25 | TEX |
6 - 3
|
HOU +170 | o8.5 | N. Eovaldi (5.2) | L. McCullers Jr. (4.0) |
| May 15, '25 | TEX |
1 - 0
|
TEX -127 | u6.5 | J. deGrom (8.0) | H. Brown (8.0) |
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Last Meeting ( Sep 7, 2025 ) Houston 2, Texas 4
A pair of American League West rivals that took a step in the wrong direction in their respective playoff races on Sunday get a chance to reverse course when Texas Rangers and host Houston Astros open a critical three-game series on Monday night.
Right-handers Jack Leiter (9-8, 3.81 ERA) of the Rangers and Jason Alexander (4-1, 2.82 with Houston, 4.19 overall) of the Astros will get the ball rolling in the teams' final head-to-head set. Up 6-4, the Rangers need one win in the set to clinch the season series, which could turn into an important tiebreaker.
The Rangers had two narrow wins and one lopsided defeat when the American League West and AL wild-card contenders met Sept. 5-7 in Arlington. Neither Leiter nor Alexander pitched in that series.
Houston (81-69) begins the week in second place in the West, one game behind the Seattle Mariners (82-68) with 12 to go. The two had been tied atop the division before the Astros were beaten 8-3 in Atlanta on Sunday, hours before the Mariners thumped the Los Angeles Angels at home.
The Rangers will take the field three games behind the Mariners and two back of the Astros. The latter is doubly important in that the Astros currently reside in an AL wild-card position, while the Rangers do not.
The Mariners visit Houston for a three-game showdown Friday through Sunday. The Astros hope to be in better shape physically by then.
They haven't had Isaac Paredes since July 19 because of a hamstring injury. But the slugging third baseman has been working out in Florida with the hopes of returning before the end of the regular season, perhaps as early as later this week.
Houston manager Joe Espada then had to pull Jose Altuve from Saturday's game against the Braves with a foot injury. Astros general manager Dana Brown disclosed on the team's pregame show Sunday that the setback is expected to be a minor one.
"We're not concerned; our medical staff is not concerned," Brown announced, believing Altuve would miss "a day or two, two days tops."
The team sparkplug did not play Sunday in Atlanta.
The Rangers (79-71), meanwhile, had a chance to close the gap on the Astros on Sunday but fell 5-2 in 10 innings on the road against the New York Mets. Texas had won the first two games of the series to run its winning streak to six.
If Texas has an advantage in the series, it's that it appears the Rangers' latest injury concern is no longer valid. Adolis Garcia returned from a 10-game absence due to a strained right quad to bat cleanup in New York on Sunday.
He went 0-for-4, but the good news outweighed the bad.
"He was really swinging the bat well when he got hurt," Rangers manager Bruce Bochy assured reporters Sunday. "He is a guy that hits in the heart of our order. It's great to have him."
Leiter is 1-0 with a 4.38 ERA in 12 1/3 innings over two career starts against the Astros, while Alexander has never faced the Rangers.
--Field Level Media
TEX vs HOUInjury report
Texas's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Semien | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Sep 26, '25) | Sep 26, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred INF Marcus Semien to the 60-day injured list due to left foot contusion. | ||||
| N. Eovaldi | SP | Sixty Day IL - Rotator Cuff( Sep 25, '25) | Sep 25, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| S. Haggerty | CF | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Sep 23, '25) | Sep 23, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred OF Sam Haggerty from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left side strain. | ||||
| E. Carter | CF | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( Aug 28, '25) | Aug 28, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed OF Evan Carter on the 60-day injured list with a right wrist fracture. | ||||
| C. Bradford | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 07, '25) | Apr 07, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed LHP Cody Bradford to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow sprain. | ||||
| J. Sborz | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 16, '25) | Feb 16, '25 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RHP Josh Sborz on the 60-day injured list to right shoulder surgery. | ||||
Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Ort | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Sep 18, '25) | Sep 18, '25 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Kaleb Ort on the 60-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| B. Walter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Aug 21, '25) | Aug 21, '25 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred LHP Brandon Walter to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| Z. Dezenzo | LF | Sixty Day IL - Hand( Jul 10, '25) | Jul 10, '25 | |
| The Houston Astros placed INF Zach Dezenzo on the 60-day injured list with a left hand inflammation. | ||||
| R. Blanco | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 31, '25) | May 31, '25 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Ronel Blanco to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| H. Wesneski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 19, '25) | May 19, '25 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Hayden Wesneski to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
TEX vs HOU Starters Recent Games
Jack Leiter (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
3.29
Avg. IP
5.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 09, '25
TEX 5 - MIL 4
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W -102 | o8.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 19.1 | 0.6 |
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Sep 03, '25
AZ 2 - TEX 0
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L +114 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 1.7 |
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Aug 29, '25
ATH 2 - TEX 5
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W +131 | u10.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 6.0 |
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Aug 23, '25
TEX 10 - CLE 0
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W -122 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 13.3 | 1.5 |
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Aug 18, '25
KC 4 - TEX 3
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L +114 | u9.0 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 22.1 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 91.8 | 17.4 | 2.2 |
Last Vs Houston
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 11, '25
HOU 3 - TEX 7
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W +108 | o8.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 16.3 | 1.0 |
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May 18, '25
TEX 3 - HOU 4
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L -100 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 87.0 | 14.4 | 1.3 |
Jason Alexander (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
5-0
ERA
3.10
Avg. IP
5.2
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 10, '25
TOR 2 - HOU 3
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W +143 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 12.7 | 2.3 |
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Sep 03, '25
HOU 8 - NYY 7
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W +127 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 19.6 | 1.0 |
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Aug 28, '25
HOU 4 - COL 3
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W -238 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 15.4 | 1.3 |
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Aug 21, '25
BAL 2 - HOU 7
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W +103 | o8.5 | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 17.1 | 1.2 |
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Aug 16, '25
HOU 5 - BAL 4
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W -127 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 12.7 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 88.2 | 15.5 | 2.0 |
Last Vs Texas
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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| Jason Alexander has not played against TEX Rangers. | ||||||||||||