Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros

Sep 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	5	10	0	9
HOU	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	-	6	10	0	8

loss:

M. Kellywin: Houston Astros logo

C. Gordonsave: Houston Astros logo

B. Abreu

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- All’s well that ends well. That’s all that mattered for the Astros on Tuesday, when a big lead over the Rangers gave way to a white-knuckle ending in which manager Joe Espada was forced to bring in closer Bryan Abreu despite having a five-run lead entering the eighth...

Scoring Summary

TEXHOU

1
Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
3
Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
02
4
Yainer Diaz doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jake Meyers scores. Victor Caratini to 3rd. [1 run]
03
4
Jesus Sanchez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. Victor Caratini scores. Yainer Diaz scores. [2 runs]
05
4
Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jesus Sanchez scores. Jeremy Pena to 2nd. [1 run]
06
5
Cody Freeman homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
16
8
Jonah Heim homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Rowdy Tellez scores. [2 runs]
36
8
Josh Jung doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Kyle Higashioka scores. [1 run]
46
8
Adolis Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Jung scores. Alejandro Osuna to 3rd. [1 run]
56

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Josh SmithSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	.257
2Wyatt LangfordLF-CF	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	2	.243
3Jake Burger1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.243
Rowdy TellezPH-1B	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.227
4Joc PedersonDH	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.178
Dylan MoorePH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204
Jonah HeimPH-DH	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	.219
5Kyle HigashiokaC	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	4	.246
6Josh Jung3B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.251
7Alejandro OsunaRF-LF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
8Michael HelmanCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.275
Adolis GarciaPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233
Ezequiel DuranPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
9Cody Freeman2B	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.229
TOTAL	10	36	5	5	11	5	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Merrill KellyRHP	3.0	9	6	6	1	1	56	3.46
Cole WinnRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	21	1.47
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	16	2.48
Carl Edwards Jr.RHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	2	35	4.50
Chris MartinRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2.48
TOTAL	8.0	10	6	6	6	5	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.304
2Carlos Correa3B	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.275
3Jose Altuve2B	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	.263
4Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	6	.236
5Zach ColeRF-LF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.375
Mauricio DubonLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
6Jake MeyersCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.306
7Victor CaratiniC	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.266
8Yainer DiazDH	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.257
9Jesus SanchezLF	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	.243
Cam SmithPH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239



TOTAL	10	30	6	6	6	5	0	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
AJ BlubaughRHP	3.0	2	0	0	7	1	0	50	2.16
Colton GordonLHP	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	57	5.63
Jayden MurrayRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0.00
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	0.2	3	4	4	0	1	1	27	4.18
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.1	3	0	0	2	1	0	32	2.37
TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	11	5	2	178	-

Play-by-Play

Expand All

1st inningTEXHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Josh Smith strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jake Burger strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jeremy Pena singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Helman.
00
DOUBLE — Carlos Correa doubles (26) on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jeremy Pena to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
STRIKEOUT — Christian Walker strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
01
GROUNDOUT — Zach Cole grounds out, second baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. [3 outs]
01

2nd inning

3rd inning

4th inning

5th inning

6th inning

7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

Team Stats

TEX

HOU

5Runs6

10Hits10

0Errors0

.278Batting Avg.333

36At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In6

5Walks5

3Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts6

9Left on Base8

18Total Bases12

Game Details

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 35,026 (85.1%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed