HOU 5, TEX 6 | Jul 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, July 12, 2026•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

HOU

Astros

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Jacob Latz

LOSS

Josh Hader

The Rangers edged the Astros 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Brandon Nimmo3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:35 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 33,804Venue: Globe Life Field

Ump Audit

Adrian Johnson

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94.2%B

9 missed calls

+2.0% HOU

+0.43 runs TEX

Win Probability

TEX WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	5	8	1
TEX	0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Game 822876 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	0	1	0	0	.287/.347/.426	103.7	.182	.253
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	0	2	0	2	0	.318/.426/.633	91.6	.413	.389
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	1	2	1	1	.254/.349/.417	98.7	.309	.298
Christian Walker1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.237/.313/.462	99.9	.106	.197
Jose Altuve2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.235/.307/.404	100.9	.279	.402
Cam SmithCF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.218/.292/.377	105	.291	.385
LaMonte Wade Jr.RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.250/.294/.500	90.4	.554	.509
Zach DezenzoLF	2	1	1	0	0	1	.228/.302/.351	84.9	.252	.227
Yainer DiazC	1	1	1	0	1	0	.248/.276/.412	108.5	.914	.921
Bench
Taylor TrammellCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.230/.293/.372	93.4	.108	.097
Christian VázquezC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.220/.277/.341
Totals	33	5	8	5	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Altuve (4th off Gore, 0 on, 2 out); Smith (8th off Peoples, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:14

RBI:Paredes 2; Smith; Altuve; Peña

SF:Peña

GIDP:Peña

Team LOB:7

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Justin FoscueDH	2	0	1	0	0	0	.286/.356/.552	82.1	.243

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cristian Javier	3.0	4	3	3	3	4	0	60-39	88.6	9.98
Enyel De Los Santos	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-6	89.4	4.33
Bryan Abreu	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	21-10	91	5.81
Steven Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	86.2	2.31
Bryan King	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	1	31-21	88	2.93
Josh HaderL	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	9-7	89.1	1.17
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	5	8	1	149-94	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Javier 60-39; Santos 12-6; Abreu 21-10; Okert 16-11; King 31-21; Hader 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Javier 2-3; Santos 2-1; Abreu 1-0; Okert 0-2; King 2-3; Hader 0-0

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
MacKenzie Gore	4.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	65-39	91.4	4.63

Bot 2 • TEX

0-1

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd.

EV: 73.3 mph238 ftLA: 24°

0-3

Joc Pederson doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 94.9 mph380 ftLA: 26°

Top 4 • HOU

1-3

Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.9 mph💣 387 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • TEX

1-4

Brandon Nimmo triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Taylor Trammell. Josh Jung scores.

EV: 99.8 mph351 ftLA: 21°

Top 7 • HOU

4-4

Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Zach Dezenzo scores. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

EV: 76.3 mph246 ftLA: 24°

2-4

Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.

EV: 103.7 mph384 ftLA: 40°

Top 8 • HOU

5-4

Cam Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.4 mph💣 405 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • TEX

5-5

Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 366 ftLA: 21°

Bot 9 • TEX

5-6

Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cam Smith, deflected by pitcher Josh Hader. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.

EV: 90.2 mph11 ftLA: -15°

IBB:Gray; Latz

Inherited runners-scored:Winn 1-0; Gray 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Gore 65-39; Alexander 23-14; Winn 11-7; Ahlstrom 20-12; Gray 16-8; Peoples 12-10; Latz 9-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Gore 4-4; Alexander 0-2; Winn 0-1; Ahlstrom 1-0; Gray 0-2; Peoples 0-2; Latz 1-1

Bench
Joc PedersonDH	3	0	1	2	0	1	.235/.334/.462	94.9	.131	.175
Evan CarterCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.188/.303/.332	105	.492	.541
Nicky Lopez2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.310/.344/.362	83	.341	.307
Kyle HigashiokaC	4	1	1	1	0	1	.220/.299/.371	106.7	.413	.600
MacKenzie GoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole WinnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Robby AhlstromP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Peyton GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ben PeoplesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob LatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-