Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
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Semien's 250th career homer highlights Rangers' 5-1 victory over AL West-leading Astros
Eovaldi (7-3) limited Houston to five hits and a run with eight strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings for his third straight win.
Houston starter Hunter Brown (9-4) allowed five hits and four runs while striking out eight in five innings as the AL West leaders lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the second straight tough outing for the All-Star, who gave up a season-high six runs in his last start against Cleveland.
Wyatt Langford walked to open the second and the Rangers made it 1-0 when he scored on a triple by Evan Carter. There were two outs in the inning when Carter scored on a ground-rule double by Ezequiel Duran to push the lead to 2-0.
García’s third homer in the last four games put Texas ahead 3-0 with two outs in the third inning.
Carter doubled to start the fourth and Kyle Higashioka singled before Carter scored on a sacrifice fly by Alejandro Osuna to make it 4-0.
The Astros cut it to 4-1 on a home run by Zack Short with no outs in the sixth inning.
Semien’s shot with one out in the eighth inning was his second of the series and gave him 250 in his 13-year career.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caratini grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Walker grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Altuve grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Smith lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Duran walked. |
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9th Inning | Higashioka stole second. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 133 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 1.6 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .194 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .545 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
| .424 | Secondary Average | .194 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
| .843 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .574 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.6 |
| 41.5 | Batter Rating | 17.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.59 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.84 |
| .303 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.30 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .031 |
| .182 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 87.5 | MLB Rating | 69.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,939 | Capacity:
2025 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
56 | 40 | .583 | - | L1 |
 Seattle |
51 | 45 | .531 | 5 | W3 |
| Texas |
48 | 49 | .495 | 8.5 | W1 |
 Los Angeles |
47 | 49 | .490 | 9 | L1 |
 Athletics |
41 | 57 | .418 | 16 | W2 |