Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Brandon Nimmo | Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Joc Pederson scores. | HOU 0, TEX 1 |
| T2 | Braden Shewmake | Braden Shewmake out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Taylor Trammell scores. | HOU 1, TEX 1 |
| B3 | Joc Pederson | Joc Pederson homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. | HOU 1, TEX 2 |
| T4 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 2, TEX 2 |
| T8 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 3, TEX 2 |
| T8 | Taylor Trammell | Taylor Trammell hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Tyler Alexander. Christian Walker scores. Taylor Trammell to 3rd. | HOU 4, TEX 2 |
| B8 | Joc Pederson | Joc Pederson homers (6) on a line drive to right center field. | HOU 4, TEX 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Mike Burrows started for Astros, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Bryan King took the roughest line.
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Mike Burrows
Starter
7.0
91
2
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Mike Burrows threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 37 41% 3 8 7 11 8 Changeup 20 22% 2 2 5 7 4 Curveball 17 19% 0 3 4 7 3 Sinker 10 11% 1 2 3 0 4 Slider 7 8% 1 2 1 2 1 - Bryan King Setup 0.1 12 1 1 HLD
- Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.2 23 0 3 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Jacob deGrom started for Rangers, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Alexander took the roughest line.
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Jacob deGrom
Starter
6.0
97
2
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob deGrom threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 61% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 50 52% 14 9 4 12 11 Four-Seam Fastball 30 31% 4 3 8 13 2 Curveball 11 11% 2 0 1 6 2 Changeup 5 5% 0 0 1 3 1 Sinker 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Chris Martin Reliever 1.0 17 0 0
- Tyler Alexander Setup 0.1 18 2 0 L
- Gavin Collyer Reliever 1.2 24 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
- Alvarez HR (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .302 | .333 | .635 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .422 | .663 | 1.085 | 2 HR (19, 20) |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .330 | .519 | .849 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .371 | .436 | .486 | .922 | 2B |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .301 | .330 | .631 | |
| Jake Meyers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .197 | .265 | .328 | .593 | |
| Brice Matthews 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .267 | .341 | .608 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .316 | .410 | .726 | |
| Braden Shewmake 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .279 | .455 | .734 | |
| Isaac Paredes PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .330 | .364 | .694 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joc Pederson DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .361 | .430 | .791 | 2 HR (5, 6) |
| Sam Haggerty LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .146 | .205 | .171 | .376 | |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .348 | .422 | .770 | |
| Josh Jung 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .357 | .455 | .812 | |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .284 | .425 | .709 | |
| Evan Carter CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .175 | .293 | .344 | .637 | SB |
| Justin Foscue 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .310 | .434 | .744 | |
| Danny Jansen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .175 | .271 | .316 | .587 | |
| Nicky Lopez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Alejandro Osuna LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .402 | .296 | .698 | |
| Ezequiel Duran SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .333 | .456 | .789 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Burrows | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 5.40 | W |
| Bryan King | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3.04 | HLD |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3.57 | SV |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob deGrom | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 3.77 | |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.75 | |
| Tyler Alexander | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2.25 | L |
| Gavin Collyer | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2.40 |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 3-1 with HOU listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.