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Houston Astros at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6–5 on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 5 81-81
at Texas Rangers 6 80-82

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 8 1
Texas Rangers 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 11 0
  • W: Jacob Latz (2-1)
  • L: Josh Hader (3-1)

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Jose Altuve (11), Cam Smith (12)
  • Texas Rangers: Kyle Higashioka (7)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Joc Pederson doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Nicky Lopez scores. 0–3
Top 4th Houston Astros Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–3
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Taylor Trammell. Josh Jung scores. 1–4
Top 7th Houston Astros Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. 2–4
Top 7th Houston Astros Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Zach Dezenzo scores. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. 4–4
Top 8th Houston Astros Cam Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. 5–4
Bottom 8th Texas Rangers Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field. 5–5
Bottom 9th Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cam Smith, deflected by pitcher Josh Hader. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. 5–6

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .287
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 2 0 2 0 .318
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 .254
Christian Walker 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237
Jose Altuve 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .235
Cam Smith CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .218
LaMonte Wade Jr. RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250
Brice Matthews CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Taylor Trammell CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Zach Dezenzo LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .228
Christian Vázquez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Yainer Diaz C 1 1 1 0 1 0 .248
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 8
Pitcher
Cristian Javier 3.0 4 3 3 3 4 0 60 9.98
Enyel De Los Santos 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.33
Bryan Abreu 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 21 5.81
Steven Okert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.31
Bryan King 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 31 2.93
Josh Hader (L, 3-1) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 1.17

Texas Rangers

Batter
Joc Pederson DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 .235
Justin Foscue DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Wyatt Langford LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .275
Josh Jung 3B 3 1 2 0 2 1 .298
Brandon Nimmo RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .263
Jake Burger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .240
Ezequiel Duran SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 .270
Evan Carter CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .188
Cam Cauley 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Nicky Lopez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .310
Elias Díaz C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Kyle Higashioka C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Alejandro Osuna CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 8
Pitcher
MacKenzie Gore 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 65 4.63
Tyler Alexander 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.21
Cole Winn (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5.94
Robby Ahlstrom (H, 3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 20 7.07
Peyton Gray (BS, 1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 16 3.48
Ben Peoples 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 2.25
Jacob Latz (W, 2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.61

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
1:38 PM
Time of game
2:59
Attendance
33,804
Umpires
Home Plate: Adrian Johnson, First Base: Paul Clemons, Second Base: Quinn Wolcott, Third Base: Ramon De Jesus

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Texas Rangers 0 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Houston Astros 4 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 8 at Houston Astros 0 Final Game page
Houston Astros 9 at Texas Rangers 0 Final Game page
Houston Astros 7 at Texas Rangers 10 Final Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 5 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Texas Rangers 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 9 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 5 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Houston Astros 11 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 4 at Houston Astros 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Houston Astros 7 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 12

Matchup Status Details
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New York Yankees 5 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 8 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Mets 2 Final (10) Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Reds 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 9 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 4 at San Diego Padres 5 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Final Game page

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