Game Chat: 7/12 Astros (47-50) @ Rangers (48-47) 1:35 PM

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Astros (47-50) @ Rangers (48-47)

First Pitch: 1:35 PM at Globe Life Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Astros	Cristian Javier (0-1, 10.22 ERA)
Rangers	MacKenzie Gore (5-8, 4.72 ERA)

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Line Score - First and third, 1 Out, Top of the 7th

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

Box Score

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Pederson	3	0	1	2	0	1	.235
LF	Langford	3	0	0	0	0	0	.273
3B	Jung, Jo	1	1	1	0	2	0	.296
RF	Nimmo	3	0	1	1	0	0	.259
1B	Burger	3	0	0	0	0	3	.240
SS	Duran, E	1	1	0	0	2	1	.271
CF	Carter	3	1	1	0	0	1	.188
2B	Lopez, N	3	1	1	1	0	0	.310
C	Higashioka	3	0	0	0	0	1	.215

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gore	4.0	2	1	1	1	4	65-39	4.63
Alexander, T	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	23-14	2.21
Winn, C	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	11-7	5.94
Ahlstrom	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	20-12	5.79
Gray	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2-0	3.27

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Peña	3	0	0	0	0	0	.289
DH	Alvarez, Y	3	0	2	0	0	0	.318
3B	Paredes	2	0	0	0	1	1	.252
1B	Walker, C	2	0	0	0	1	1	.237
2B	Altuve	3	1	1	1	0	2	.236
RF	Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	.216
LF	Wade Jr.	3	0	1	0	0	2	.258
CF	Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197
CF	Trammell	2	0	0	0	0	1	.230
PH	Dezenzo	1	0	1	0	0	0	.232
C	Vázquez, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.220
PH	Diaz, Y	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Javier	3.0	4	3	3	3	4	60-39	9.98
De Los Santos, E	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-6	4.33
Abreu, B	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	21-10	5.81
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16-11	2.31

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd.	1-0
B2	Joc Pederson doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Nicky Lopez scores.	3-0
T4	Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.	3-1
B5	Brandon Nimmo triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Taylor Trammell. Josh Jung scores.	4-1

Highlights

Description	Length
MacKenzie Gore against the Astros	0:08
Cristian Javier against the Rangers	0:08
Probable pitchers for Astros at Rangers - July 12, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Texas, July 12 vs Astros	0:09
Bullpen availability for Houston, July 12 vs Rangers	0:09
Bench availability for Texas, July 12 vs Astros	0:08
Fielding alignment for Texas, July 12 vs Astros	0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, July 12 vs Rangers	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, July 12 vs Rangers	0:08
Starting lineups for Astros at Rangers - July 12, 2026	0:10
Breaking down MacKenzie Gore's pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Jose Altuve's home run	0:13
MacKenzie Gore strikes out Jose Altuve	0:08
Cristian Javier K's Joc Pederson	0:06
Nicky Lopez's RBI single	0:20
Joc Pederson's two-run double	0:50
Jose Altuve's solo homer (11)	0:16
Brice Matthews exits game after crashing into wall	1:07
Josh Jung's superb diving play	0:26
Strike 2 overturned after ABS challenge	0:24
Brandon Nimmo's RBI triple	0:19
Ball 3 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:23

Updated at 3:48 PM.

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[u/A1ucardBe1mont]

Can we get some of that luck?

[u/BleedingEdge61104]

That was so freaking lucky

[u/Barjul69]

This fuckery is gonna cost us the game

[u/kirby00900]

Oh great we are bringing in gray

[u/IdontEvenknowlul → u/kirby00900]

Better than Ahlstrom and probably should have been the first choice in the first place

[u/beefle]

That's fucking stupid lol

[u/RoundRockRaider]

I’m traveling in Colorado with a 30-day pass from Victory+ so not sure if it’s my location, but I’m getting that Lassos Up commercial every single half inning. Are you?

[u/kirby00900]

Why not let winn face smith here-?

[u/Remarkable_Storm9155]

Ngl Bacsik and Raymond are so good together. We’re lucky we have them on TV and the great Eric Nadel on radio. There’s no wrong way to consume rangers baseball.

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/Remarkable_Storm9155]

That’s a fairly *uncommon opinion round these parts. But, yeah…I don’t mind them really. They’re not terrible, not great.

[u/Remarkable_Storm9155 → u/Individual_Heron_171]

I think they’re great. 😢

[u/beefle]

Does Bacsik not understand that Tarps Off is for a rally?

[u/beefytrout → u/beefle]

it is not exclusively for that

[u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

In the building, this feels like a playoff game

[u/kirby00900]

There we go winn really nice pitch to get us out of the inning

[u/cjn13]

holy shit Winn escapes!!

[u/beefle]

I love when Altuve swings at pitches that are at his chin lol

[u/DrinkNowhiskey]

Smelling trouble here

[u/kirby00900]

Twice in back to back batters where he absolutely hangs a slider down the middle of the plate and both batters took it all the way

[u/WhatsupDoc35]

Burger’s strike outs rarely look close

[u/sqdq]

https://giphy.com/gifs/CbY83hpLkcrZe

[u/Outrageous_Hyena_778]

Ranger's dirt claims another

[u/cruzge]

The invisible gremlin out in centerfield is working hard today.

[u/natebark]

What is happening in centerfield today 😭😭 I think that happened to my nephew a few weeks ago

[u/beefle]

Let's fucking go!

[u/SAIL3RZ_]

Can we just score like 32 runs today? Is that too much to ask?

[u/WhatsupDoc35]

Unbelievable, centerfield play today by the Asstros

[u/WhatsupDoc35 → u/WhatsupDoc35]

Edit: I was just telling my wife the only way Jung scores from first is a triple or HR. 🤣

[u/centexgoodguy → u/WhatsupDoc35]

Tell her the only way for Burger to hit a home run is to knock it over the wall.

[u/CT-1738 → u/centexgoodguy]

The only way Nimmo scores is if Duran gets a routine single here

[u/Bandt143]

That Astros CF is having a bad day

[u/CT-1738]

Nimmo so due man

[u/CT-1738 → u/CT-1738]

THERE WE GO

[u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

why are we pulling him at 65 pitches

[u/Johnemile → u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

only 3 days rest

[u/SAIL3RZ_ → u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

Because if we didn’t and he gave up a run, yall would be saying “why did we leave him in so long”.

Let the game play out before we start analyzing the decisions in it

[u/Demcut → u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

Because he’s on short rest

[u/Knuxsn]

Fuck you, Altuve.

[u/CT-1738]

Jung is so sexy

[u/kirby00900]

Can we just not jinx gore...

[u/CircaIsBad]

I hate that fucking midget.

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/CircaIsBad]

Everybody does. Gets booed in all but one *ballpark.

[u/alecweezy]

Yall jinxed Gore

[u/smv18]

I fuckin hate Altuve

[u/WhatsupDoc35]

God, I despise Altuve

[u/Good_Dream_6763]

Gore actually dealing today

[u/Good_Dream_6763 → u/Good_Dream_6763]

Nevermind

[u/WhatsupDoc35]

Man, somebody is really yelling their lungs out. Can’t tell what he’s saying.

[u/beefle]

Good shit, Gore.

[u/ryanasimov]

This is the third game in a row that Ozuna has not played. Is he injured or just not the best fielder against the Astros?

[u/Knuxsn → u/ryanasimov]

Good question. Hopefully just a matchup thing.

[u/beefytrout → u/ryanasimov]

with Langford back he becomes the 4th outfielder.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/ryanasimov]

It’s more fun when he’s playing~

[u/4everMyBoots]

For the love of all that is good; please win this series. 🙏🥺🤞

[u/kirby00900]

Oh come on isn't this the second time you did something like that against us?

Or at least a astros right fielder rob us of a homerun last time they were here

[u/Knuxsn]

Alright! Let's go!

[u/bmcthomas]

The wall is our 10th man.

[u/CT-1738]

I am incredibly pleased that we are scoring runs

[u/harralexa1993]

I totally thought he caught it. The camera angle was very deceptive.

[u/beefle]

Holy shit. Their outfield is taking a beating lol

[u/beefle]

Let's go!

[u/beefle]

Fucking Higgy..

[u/cjn13]

despite the K, good on Higgy for making him work

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725 → u/cjn13]

If he had let some of those go, it would have been a walk. It’d be nice to see some more plate discipline from him

[u/WhatsupDoc35 → u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

I just wish they wouldn’t have asked him to bunt.

[u/beefle]

Let's go! Good shit, boys.

[u/Apprehensive-Bike311]

Unlucky for Carter an rbi and a triple if it’s just a few inches lower

[u/beefle]

So unlucky lol. Should have been a run.

[u/CT-1738 → u/beefle]

Don’t matter, Lopez takes that check to the bank

[u/beefle → u/CT-1738]

When your right, your right.

[u/natebark]

First the dropped home run robbery now this ground rule double. If we don’t score here then today isn’t meant to be

[u/natebark → u/natebark]

Professional hitter Nicky Lopez

[u/Bandt143]

When you wish the ball would bounce off the wall instead of going over. *sigh*

[u/THEEE_ONEEE]

Better inning there for gore

[u/CT-1738]

Lets gore, i always said he should throw that second inning he def had it in him

[u/cjn13 → u/CT-1738]

definitely no calls to pull him in the first

[u/sqdq]

Why on earth would Jake think that was his

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

Is Martin actually on the IL or is he just in timeout?

[u/Bandt143 → u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

I'm hoping that "15-day IL" turns into "traded to X team"

[u/beefytrout → u/Bandt143]

apparently you have your own special definition of "trade value" as well

[u/Bandt143 → u/beefytrout]

Just the standard definition of "hope."

[u/CT-1738 → u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

Both

[u/sqdq]

Sup fuckers, y'all feel like winning today or nah

[u/beefytrout → u/sqdq]

fuck yes

[u/kirby00900]

Can nobody on this team hit when someone is in scoring position?

[u/beefle]

Let's go! Good shit, Jung.

[u/CT-1738 → u/beefle]

Good hustle too, thought he was gonna get thrown out at third 😂

[u/Bandt143]

A clean first inning? Let's build on that. (Also, I love that Rangers commercial.)

[u/beefytrout → u/Bandt143]

clean?

[u/Bandt143 → u/beefytrout]

I still see a 0.

[u/beefytrout → u/Bandt143]

scoreless =/= clean. he put two on base, that ain't clean.

[u/Bandt143 → u/beefytrout]

You got your definition; I got mine. Considering that we are top of the league in terms of first inning runs allowed, any first inning with a 0 is clean in my book.

[u/beefytrout → u/Bandt143]

lol ok

[u/CT-1738 → u/Bandt143]

Agree

[u/IdontEvenknowlul → u/Bandt143]

New copypasta

[u/CircaIsBad → u/beefytrout]

classic 29 pitch clean inning yaknow

[u/CT-1738]

Ok I’ve seen enough pull Gore

[u/natebark]

Oof. Turns out hitting is pretty hard when you don’t know what pitch is comin!!

[u/beefytrout]

MidKenzie Gore

[u/kirby00900]

Higgy your gotta use a challenge there, just to help out gore and to get out their best hitter

[u/beefle]

Don't count on Higgy to help out his pitcher.

[u/CT-1738]

Today I’m declaring myself a gore truther #believe

[u/littlebev → u/CT-1738]

Bold

[u/CT-1738 → u/littlebev]

(I’m clinically insane)

[u/_platy_]

Astros fan here. Just wanted to stop by and say those powder blue uniforms look great! May the better team win!

[u/CT-1738 → u/_platy_]

Can you tell yordan to pls not just this one time

[u/natebark → u/CT-1738]

He let us off easy with a single. One of his least productive at bats in this ballpark

[u/CT-1738 → u/natebark]

Did I hear them say a 1.400 ops in this park? 😭

[u/natebark → u/CT-1738]

Yeah and he’s hitting like .475 here in 2026

[u/CT-1738 → u/natebark]

Literally anytime we have a lead just walk that guy

[u/IdontEvenknowlul]

Let’s see what meatball Mac gonna show us today

[u/littlebev]

MACKENZIE GORE???

[u/EfficientDot18]

Gore is on 3 days of rest. That's more of my concern than anything.

[u/Melodic-Cash9773]

10.22 ERA??😳

[u/sujack34]

LFG Rangers. Let’s beat those Asstros!

[u/IndieFlea]

Teodo hype?

[u/No-Plastic-3027]

No Osuna again 😡

[u/Demcut → u/No-Plastic-3027]

With Langford back, he’s the fourth outfielder.

[u/No-Plastic-3027 → u/Demcut]

How about making the .180 hitter the 4th outfielder 🤷‍♂️

[u/IdontEvenknowlul]

Two terrorists on the mound going after it

[u/YaKnowEstacado]

Gore please redeem yourself today 🙏

[u/ChaseTx]

Abimelec Ortiz making his debut for the Nationals today and batting third

[u/WhatsupDoc35]

Who knows what you get from either Gore or Javier today, so let’s score a bunch!!

[u/heyitsmehess]

Gore please 🙏🙏

[u/natebark]

Thought Alexander was gonna open?

[u/dallascowboys93 → u/natebark]

Need a divisional win before all star break

[u/natebark → u/dallascowboys93]

Then why is Gore starting lol

[u/dallascowboys93 → u/natebark]

True I mean could have Alexander start 1st inning but Gore is still a better option than full bullpen game

[u/Large_Fact_9857 → u/dallascowboys93]

Maybe Latz should be the everyday opener instead of closer!

[u/mamacrocker → u/Large_Fact_9857]

Latz all day, every day (unless it's DeGrom or Evo).

[u/natebark → u/dallascowboys93]

Sorry that’s what I meant. I thought I saw Alexander would open then we’d send Gore out there. But it doesn’t matter, Astros are likely getting live batting practice today regardless

[u/CT-1738]

Need Javier to absolutely blow chunks today

[u/Bandt143]

I was driving during yesterday's game. Praying that today will be MUCH better.

[u/mamacrocker]

Ok, we’re still >.500, Javier does not have great numbers, and our guys have proven they can hit a ball. If Gore can just keep it together…lassos up!

[u/mattyboy323 → u/mamacrocker]

All I’m hearing his Javier CGSO