Astros Walk Off Rangers 5-4 in 11 Innings on Zack Short's Single

Saturday, July 12th, 2025

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HOUSTON -- — Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night.

Short hit a 1-1 pitch to right field off Hoby Milner after Robert Garcia (1-5) walked two to load the bases.

Texas took a 4-3 lead when Adolis García hit the first pitch from Bennett Sousa (3-0) for a single — scoring automatic runner Marcus Semien.

Kyle Higashioka hit a solo home run off Josh Hader with two outs in the ninth to tie it 3-3. It was the first blown save for Hader after 25 straight to begin the season.

Jose Altuve hit his 17th homer — a two-out solo shot in the first off Jacob deGrom to tie it 1-1 after the Rangers scored an unearned run on Framber Valdez's wild pitch.

Yainer Diaz homered for the 14th time for a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Mauricio Dubón hit his sixth homer off Jacob Webb for a 3-1 lead in the seventh.

Semien hit his 11th homer to cut it to 3-2 in the eighth.

Pitching Performance

Valdez allowed an unearned run on four hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in six innings. The Astros have won his last 12 starts with him getting the win in nine of them.

DeGrom allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in six innings with eight strikeouts.

Game Notes

The Rangers struck out 19 times — two short of the club record for an extra-inning game.

Short entered as a pinch runner in the ninth and was just 4 for 17 before his game winner.

Key Stat

Houston hasn't lost a season series with division rival Texas since 2016.

Up Next

Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-3, 1.62 ERA) starts Sunday's rubber game opposite Astros RHP Hunter Brown (9-3, 2.21).

In summary

The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4 in 11 innings on July 12, 2025.

Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single to secure the win for the Astros.

Christian Walker tied the game in the 11th with a sacrifice fly.

Kyle Higashioka hit a game-tying solo homer in the 9th off Josh Hader.

Jose Altuve, Yainer Diaz, and Mauricio Dubón homered for Houston.

Marcus Semien homered for Texas.

Starters Framber Valdez and Jacob deGrom pitched six innings each.

The Rangers struck out 19 times in the game.

Houston holds a recent dominance over Texas in the season series.

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