Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros, at Globe Life Field, May 26, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Houston Astros
Record 24-31
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 56
On This Date 34-23
Standing 4th (3.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 12-14
Away 12-17
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 16-21
vs. LHP 8-10
1-Run Games 4-2
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 3-3
vs. West 7-12
Inter-League 7-11

HOU Last 10 Games

Jason Alexander (#54, 33, RHP, 1-0, 7.30)

Texas Rangers

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Texas Rangers
Record 24-29
Manager Skip Schumaker
Game # 54
On This Date 29-31
Standing 3rd (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 12-18
Home 11-11
Away 13-18
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 19-22
vs. LHP 5-7
1-Run Games 7-9
vs. East 4-5
vs. Central 1-2
vs. West 8-12
Inter-League 11-10

TEX Last 10 Games

Jack Leiter (#22, 26, RHP, 1-4, 4.61)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 15, 2026@HOU2 TEX0
Sat, May 16, 2026@HOU4 TEX1
Sun, May 17, 2026 TEX8@HOU0
Mon, May 25, 2026 HOU9@TEX0
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 26, 2026HOU@TEX8:05pm
Wed, May 27, 2026HOU@TEX8:05pm
Thu, May 28, 2026HOU@TEX8:05pm
Fri, Jul 10, 2026HOU@TEX8:05pm
Sat, Jul 11, 2026HOU@TEX7:05pm
Sun, Jul 12, 2026HOU@TEX2:35pm
Fri, Jul 31, 2026TEX@HOU8:10pm
Sat, Aug 01, 2026TEX@HOU7:10pm
Sun, Aug 02, 2026TEX@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs TEX Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
TEX Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (3.85 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (3.85 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 22. Leiter 68. Beeks* 65. Collyer 75. Gray 16. Junis 67. Latz* 31. Martin 44. Quantrill
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
20. Allen G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 2/.000 5/.650 9/1.111
16. Cole* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
9. Dezenzo G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.333 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000
Matthews G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/2.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 2/2.500
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.778 1/ ··· 1/.000 5/1.600 1/ 2/.000 9/.222
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 4/1.250 6/.933
18. Salazar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Shewmake* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.476 ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666
2. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 6/.167 1/.000 2/1.000 9/.444 1/.000 4/1.000 13/1.115
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.444 2/.000 ··· 1/5.000 11/1.000 ··· 8/.625 18/1.388

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
20. Allen G ·  S ·  vP 46 .310 .370 .405 .774 29 .687 17 .915 .789 24 .917 1 0 1 0
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 234 .301 .415 .606 1.021 164 1.018 70 1.025 .861 105 .778 1 0 16 1
16. Cole* G ·  S ·  vP 53 .157 .189 .353 .542 47 .613 6 .000 .491 53 .542 0 0 3 1
9. Dezenzo G ·  S ·  vP 44 .200 .273 .350 .623 34 .617 10 .644 .607 44 .623 0 0 1 0
Matthews G ·  S ·  vP 143 .205 .254 .341 .594 96 .574 47 .634 .770 93 .644 2 2 4 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 63 .211 .270 .351 .621 42 .661 21 .540 .657 20 .450 1 2 2 0
15. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP 203 .246 .335 .374 .709 151 .665 52 .839 .790 105 .708 0 0 5 2
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 76 .246 .303 .304 .607 60 .574 16 .732 .661 30 .531 2 0 0 2
18. Salazar* G ·  S ·  vP 16 .071 .188 .071 .259 11 .182 5 .400 .333 16 .259 0 0 0 0
28. Shewmake* G ·  S ·  vP 64 .279 .290 .475 .766 54 .859 10 .222 .581 59 .745 0 0 3 0
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 202 .211 .303 .320 .623 150 .641 52 .574 .758 87 .557 7 1 4 4
2. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 112 .257 .318 .416 .734 87 .753 25 .667 .859 61 .588 0 0 4 0
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 224 .265 .339 .540 .879 174 .905 50 .783 .894 106 .807 0 0 15 0
TOTAL .247 .322 .407 .729 .727 .735 .752 .667 20 9 68 19

TEX Pitchers

TEX Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
22. Leiter G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 54.2 4.61 9.9 238 .249 .736 110 .709 128 .760 .760 100 .648 8 4 1
13. Alexander* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··oX·····X· 23.2 1.90 7.2 101 .267 .663 55 .676 46 .648 .445 42 .763 1 4 2
68. Beeks* G ·  S ·  vP ···o··oX····X· 21.0 3.00 7.3 87 .218 .650 49 .566 38 .757 .644 40 .782 3 3 0
65. Collyer G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····XX····X 13.1 2.70 7.4 57 .156 .511 26 .496 31 .513 .616 35 .521 0 3 1
48. deGrom G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 53.2 3.86 10.7 215 .216 .677 87 .775 128 .610 .401 114 .718 12 2 3
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 61.2 3.65 8.9 256 .237 .700 105 .629 151 .746 .703 109 .499 11 1 2
1. Gore* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 55.0 4.42 10.1 233 .206 .655 176 .613 57 .790 .544 100 .617 6 0 0
75. Gray G ·  S ·  vP X······X····o· 15.0 3.60 7.8 70 .233 .619 38 .718 32 .498 .643 52 .627 1 2 0
16. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o·o······ 23.0 1.57 5.1 87 .150 .418 41 .278 46 .535 .488 35 .377 0 1 0
67. Latz* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······Xo 23.2 1.90 8.0 86 .113 .363 46 .180 40 .567 .321 34 .432 1 1 0
31. Martin G ·  S ·  vP o··X·········· 8.1 7.56 7.6 39 .405 1.166 25 1.233 14 1.038 .980 10 1.500 2 0 1
44. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X··X· 19.1 2.79 6.1 80 .229 .641 41 .426 39 .888 .681 52 .552 1 6 0
80. Rocker G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 50.0 3.96 7.6 216 .242 .682 104 .614 112 .748 .635 101 .693 5 7 1
TOTAL 3.69 8.6 .226 .669 .599 .643 57 37 11
TEX Batters vs HOU Pitchers
TEX Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Rangers Batters (3.79 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.11 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rangers Batters (3.79 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.11 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Alexander 52. Abreu 69. Blubaugh 65. De Los Santos 74. King* 48. Okert* 55. Pearson
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
21. Burger G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 5/.000 5/.200 5/.400 2/.000 2/.000 3/.000
32. Carter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
20. Duran G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 2/1.000 2/.000 3/.666 5/.800 1/2.000
14. Foscue G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
Haggerty# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 ···
23. Helman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
11. Higashioka G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.833 4/.000 4/.833 4/.000
9. Jansen G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 2/.000 2/ 1/.000 ···
6. Jung G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.500 7/.000 2/.000 4/1.167 4/.250 ··· 2/.000
4. McCutchen G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.400 ··· 2/.000 4/.000 2/4.000 2/1.000
24. Nimmo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 4/1.250 ··· 5/.650 5/.200 8/1.300 ···
19. Osuna* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.500 3/1.667 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
3. Pederson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 2/.500 2/.500 4/1.000 ··· 2/.000 ···

TEX Batters

TEX Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
21. Burger G ·  S ·  vP 207 .240 .290 .438 .727 163 .720 44 .757 .501 86 .826 1 0 10 4
32. Carter* G ·  S ·  vP 183 .163 .283 .307 .591 154 .669 29 .183 .568 79 .474 8 0 5 0
20. Duran G ·  S ·  vP 157 .277 .333 .454 .787 121 .789 36 .780 .656 96 .831 4 1 4 3
14. Foscue G ·  S ·  vP 52 .298 .346 .489 .836 37 .661 15 1.252 .583 52 .836 0 0 2 2
Haggerty# G ·  S ·  vP 43 .146 .186 .171 .357 10 .200 33 .406 .429 19 .433 1 0 0 0
23. Helman G ·  S ·  vP 15 .143 .200 .214 .414 8 .125 7 .714 .000 15 .414 0 0 0 2
11. Higashioka G ·  S ·  vP 88 .210 .273 .333 .606 70 .631 18 .513 .648 42 .588 0 0 3 2
9. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP 126 .173 .272 .318 .590 94 .586 32 .603 .494 56 .599 0 1 3 3
6. Jung G ·  S ·  vP 199 .302 .357 .462 .818 154 .840 45 .740 1.007 95 .696 1 1 5 2
4. McCutchen G ·  S ·  vP 83 .192 .277 .260 .537 33 .442 50 .602 .258 40 .476 0 0 1 0
24. Nimmo* G ·  S ·  vP 225 .268 .351 .429 .780 161 .796 64 .742 .628 93 .742 1 1 6 1
19. Osuna* G ·  S ·  vP 80 .292 .425 .323 .748 73 .747 7 .762 .769 72 .708 1 2 0 0
3. Pederson* G ·  S ·  vP 148 .233 .354 .350 .704 142 .721 6 .200 .726 71 .694 0 0 3 0
TOTAL .232 .314 .371 .684 .710 .603 .604 .670 23 7 50 24

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
54. Alexander G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 12.1 7.30 7.3 57 .294 .898 18 .903 39 .896 .694 57 .898 2 1 0
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··o··X··X· 17.0 6.88 11.1 86 .242 .931 46 .743 40 1.167 .994 40 .686 4 4 0
41. Arrighetti G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 41.0 1.32 8.8 175 .169 .541 72 .462 103 .597 .640 97 .505 1 9 1
69. Blubaugh G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o·X·X···X 31.2 4.83 6.8 139 .205 .710 67 .744 72 .677 .766 60 .571 5 4 1
50. Burrows G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 56.1 5.75 7.7 248 .293 .870 109 .693 139 1.011 .827 105 .828 12 1 1
65. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP ··oX··o··o··o· 21.0 4.29 7.7 87 .241 .625 38 .734 49 .542 .578 41 .445 1 0 0
45. Imai G ·  S ·  vP X······X·····X 23.1 6.17 8.9 103 .207 .735 44 .585 59 .856 .586 59 .762 4 2 1
74. King* G ·  S ·  vP ··XX··X··oX·X· 23.1 2.70 6.9 101 .236 .619 63 .590 38 .666 .627 48 .542 0 1 0
38. Lambert G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 40.1 3.79 8.9 168 .200 .586 62 .804 106 .444 .559 120 .583 2 1 1
48. Okert* G ·  S ·  vP o·oo··X··o··X· 23.1 3.86 8.1 93 .205 .633 50 .722 43 .528 .840 44 .727 3 1 0
55. Pearson G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o········ 2.0 .00 .0 7 .000 .143 3 .000 4 .250 .143 7 .143 0 0 0
17. Teng G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 37.0 2.19 8.8 145 .188 .580 74 .410 71 .759 .607 81 .607 3 0 1
TOTAL 5.08 8.5 .247 .768 .751 .694 69 34 12

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