MLB

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers

· Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
22-21, 7-12 Away
Final
0 - 1
Texas Rangers
24-21, 16-8 Home

Jacob deGrom and Rangers get 1-0 win on Jake Burger's homer against Astros and Hunter Brown

Jacob deGrom dominates with 8 scoreless innings on the mound

Two-time Cy Young Award winner deGrom (4-1) is having quite a comeback after missing most of the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery. The 36-year-old right-hander struck out seven, two of those to end innings with two runners on base, while walking one and giving up five hits.

Brown (6-2), who is 10 years younger that deGrom, struck out nine without a walk while scattering three hits in his first career complete game. The righty was tied for the major league lead in wins and retired the first 12 batters he faced before Adolis García lined a double to left to start the fifth.

Shawn Armstrong worked around a two-out walk in the ninth for his second save.

Burger went deep leading off the sixth, a 394-foot drive into the Texas bullpen in right-center for his fourth homer of the season.

Key moment Rangers right fielder García made a sliding catch of a sinking liner by Mauricio Dubón for the final out of the seventh when Houston had a runner at second base. García had several nice plays, including a sliding catch near the line after running a long way to open the fourth.

Key stat Bruce Bochy got his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager. Bochy, who turned 70 last month, is in his 28th season as a manager, his third in Texas.

Up next Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 1.78 ERA) goes into Friday night having allowed only two earned runs over 25 innings in his last four starts (3-0). Right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (0-1, 15.75) makes only his third start for Houston since the 2022 World Series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Dezenzo popped out to second.
9th Inning McCormick ran for Caratini
9th Inning Caratini walked.
9th Inning Diaz popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Walker flied out to right.
9th Inning Armstrong relieved deGrom

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 5
7 Strikeouts 9
0 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 3
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 1
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 27
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 4
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 1
16 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
109 Pitches 91
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
6 Total Bases 7
34 Plate Appearances 27
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
0.8 Runs Created 0.2
.156 Batting Average .111
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.188 Slugging Percentage .259
.094 Secondary Average .148
.206 On Base Percentage .111
.393 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .370
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
0.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.2
7.0 Batter Rating 12.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 27.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.21 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.37
.031 Isolated Power .148
0.29 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.059 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.063 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .037
0.0 Runs Produced 2.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.1
62.0 MLB Rating 62.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Globe Life Field

Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 28,108 | Capacity:

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Seattle 29 22 .569 - L1
Houston 27 25 .519 2.5 W1
Los Angeles 25 26 .490 4 L1
Texas 25 28 .472 5 L6
Athletics 22 31 .415 8 L11
Full Standings