Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
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Nimmo's walk-off single gives Rangers 6-5 win over Astros and winning record at All-Star break
Langford singled off Josh Hader (3-1) leading off the ninth and advanced when Zach Dezenzo misplayed the ball for an error. Langford moved up on Josh Jung's single and scored standing up when Nimmo hit a one-hopper that glanced off the raised glove of Hader and into center field, giving Texas its fourth walk-off win this year.
Nimmo had his first walk-off plate appearance for Texas and his seventh in the big leagues.
All-Star closer Jacob Latz (2-1) intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez with two outs and none on in the ninth, Alvarez's second intentional walk of the game, then retired Isaac Paredes on a popout.
Texas won two of three in the in-state series and leads the AL West by 1 1/2 games over second-place Seattle (48-49) and by three games over third-place Houston (47-51). The Rangers have won eight of their last 10 series rubber games.
Brice Matthews injured his left knee crashing into the wall in the first inning trying to catch a Jung drive and left for a pinch hitter in the second.
Houston's Cristian Javier gave up three runs, four hits and three walks over three innings in his first start since straining his right shoulder during an outing on April 8.
Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore allowed one run and two hits over four innings in his first big league outing on three days’ rest. Jacob deGrom had been scratched because of a mild left glute strain.
Nicky Lopez's RBI single and Joc Pederson's two-run double built a 3-0 Texas lead in the second.
Jose Altuve homered in the fourth, and Nimmo's RBI triple boosted the lead to 4-1 in the fifth.
Jeremy Peña’s sacrifice fly and Paredes' two-run single after an intentional walk to Alvarez tied the score in the seventh.
Cam Smith put the Astros ahead 5-4 with an eighth-inning homer, and Kyle Higashioka went deep in the bottom half.
Rangers: Open a series at Atlanta on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Nimmo singled to center, Langford scored, Jung to third. |
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9th Inning | Jung singled to left, Jung to second, Langford to third. |
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9th Inning | Langford singled to left, Langford safe at second on fielding error by left fielder Dezenzo. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved King |
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9th Inning | Paredes popped out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Alvarez intentionally walked. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 35 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 2 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 2 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 156 | Pitches | 149 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 20 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 4.8 | Runs Created | 7.9 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .314 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .424 | Slugging Percentage | .571 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .400 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .400 |
| .758 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .971 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 4.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.9 |
| 34.0 | Batter Rating | 47.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.73 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .257 |
| 0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.63 |
| .128 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .125 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .086 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 84.3 | MLB Rating | 95.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 33,804 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 49 | 47 | .510 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 48 | 49 | .495 | 1.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 47 | 51 | .480 | 3 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 41 | 55 | .427 | 8 | L9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 38 | 59 | .392 | 11.5 | L2 |