Rangers and Astros meet in series rubber match

Jul 12, 2026, 04:02 am

Houston Astros (47-50, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (48-47, first in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cristian Javier (0-1, 10.22 ERA, 2.27 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (5-8, 4.72 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -135, Astros +111; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Texas has gone 23-22 in home games and 48-47 overall. The Rangers have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Houston is 47-50 overall and 24-26 on the road. The Astros are 20-5 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Astros have a 6-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Burger has 14 doubles, 16 home runs and 58 RBI while hitting .242 for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 12 for 38 with six doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Christian Walker has 19 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 58 RBI while hitting .239 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 15 for 41 with a double and six home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .242 batting average, 5.56 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Astros: 5-5, .242 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (glute), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (hip), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Astros: Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kai-Wei Teng: 15-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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