August 2, 2026 · AL West
Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ezequiel Duran, deflected by pitcher Kumar Rocker. Yordan Alvarez scores. Taylor Trammell to 2nd. | TEX 0, HOU 1 |
| B4 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña homers (13) on a line drive to left field. Cam Smith scores. | TEX 0, HOU 3 |
| T5 | Evan Carter | Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Brandon Nimmo scores. Evan Carter out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Cam Smith to catcher Christian Vázquez to shortstop Nick Allen. Jake Burger to 3rd. | TEX 1, HOU 3 |
| T5 | Ezequiel Duran | Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jake Burger scores. | TEX 2, HOU 3 |
| T7 | Brandon Nimmo | Brandon Nimmo homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. | TEX 3, HOU 3 |
| B7 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Taylor Trammell scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. | TEX 3, HOU 4 |
| B7 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jake Burger. Jose Altuve scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. Nick Allen to 2nd. | TEX 3, HOU 5 |
| B7 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Cam Smith scores. Nick Allen scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. | TEX 3, HOU 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Rangers
AWAY
3
Kumar Rocker started for Rangers, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Alexander took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kumar Rocker
Starter
5.1
88
3
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kumar Rocker threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 79% 3.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 40 45% 8 6 5 14 7 Sinker 23 26% 3 6 1 6 7 Four-Seam Fastball 13 15% 2 3 1 5 2 Cutter 12 14% 2 1 1 4 4 - Robby Ahlstrom Middle 0.2 10 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Tyler Alexander Setup 0.1 7 2 0 L
- Cole Winn Setup 0.1 20 2 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Ben Peoples Middle 1.1 17 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
Astros
HOME
7
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Steven Okert took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Peter Lambert
Starter
5.2
83
2
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 40% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 33 40% 8 2 5 16 2 Changeup 11 13% 3 0 1 3 4 Sinker 11 13% 0 1 2 8 0 Sweeper 10 12% 2 2 1 3 2 Cutter 9 11% 2 3 0 3 1 Slurve 6 7% 1 1 1 3 0 Slider 3 4% 0 0 1 1 1 - Steven Okert Setup 0.2 17 1 1 BS inherited 1, stranded 1
- Bryan Abreu Middle 0.2 16 0 2 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Bryan King Setup 0.2 20 0 1
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.1 16 0 1 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Smith 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TEX
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Foscue DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .317 | .473 | .790 | |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | .317 | .502 | .819 | |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .296 | .376 | .672 | |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .339 | .436 | .775 | HR (11) |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | .296 | .422 | .718 | |
| Evan Carter CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .322 | .349 | .671 | |
| Ezequiel Duran 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .319 | .438 | .757 | |
| Austin Wynns C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .090 | .141 | .134 | .275 | |
| Nicky Lopez 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .326 | .319 | .645 | |
| Joc Pederson DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .341 | .509 | .850 | |
| Elias Díaz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .262 | .434 | .696 | |
| Alejandro Osuna PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .350 | .300 | .650 | |
| Cam Cauley 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .294 | .391 | .685 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .375 | .529 | .904 | HR (13) |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .351 | .422 | .773 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .315 | .460 | .775 | 2B |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .241 | .329 | .400 | .729 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .297 | .384 | .681 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .285 | .371 | .656 | 2B |
| Nick Allen SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .306 | .327 | .633 | |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .442 | .650 | 1.092 | 3 2B |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .272 | .330 | .602 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .338 | .333 | .671 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TEX
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 4.08 | |
| Robby Ahlstrom | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.57 | |
| Tyler Alexander | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.35 | L |
| Cole Winn | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6.27 | |
| Ben Peoples | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.38 |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 3.06 | |
| Steven Okert | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.28 | BS |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4.54 | W |
| Bryan King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.61 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.62 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TEX
Lineup 2.7 R
Bunts 2.1 R
IBBs 3.4 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 1.7 R
IBBs 0.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · TEX
4-6
W2
-8 run diff
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HOME · HOU
7-3
L1
+13 run diff
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Season series: 2-4 with TEX listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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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.