MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/15/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2434 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (63-61) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Houston Astros (51-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Astros Beaten by Rangers, 4-0
Texas pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. did his part in helping his team defeat the Houston Astros, 4-0. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. The American League West Division-leading Rangers are 63-61.

Tony Silva, who is tied for 8th in the AL in doubles with 30, had a direct impact on the outcome. Silva contributed a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put Texas up, 2-0.

"There's a lot of fight left in this team," said Silva.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .370 0 44
O. Cameron CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .218 5 28
J. Taylor DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .289 5 16
S. Ito C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .237 13 58
T. Silva 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .259 12 62
W. Erickson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .251 11 65
J. Rivers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 3 18
J. Tate LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .223 3 18
J. Hager SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .195 1 5
Totals 37 4 9 3 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Silva 2 (30, 1st Inning off K. Rogers, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Ito (13, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cameron , J. Taylor , S. Ito 5 , T. Silva 4 , J. Tate , J. Hager 2
2-out RBI: S. Ito , T. Silva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Cameron 2 , J. Taylor , W. Erickson 2 , J. Rivers
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .262 8 44
T. Holman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 18 47
J. Ibarra 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .379 2 2
D. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 14 44
E. Simmons DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 16 46
   d-N. Gomez DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 4
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 7 33
B. Simmons SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 0 5
   a-H. Rivera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-R. Aracena SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Porter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 1 4
A. Rosa RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
   b-E. Caine PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 1
Totals 35 0 8 0 1 5 21      
a - H. Rivera pinch hit for B. Simmons in the 7th
b - E. Caine pinch hit for A. Rosa in the 7th
c - R. Aracena substituted for H. Rivera in the 8th
d - N. Gomez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ibarra (1, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out) , E. Simmons (9, 8th Inning off J. Costa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears , J. Ibarra 4 , E. Simmons 2 , S. McGuire , H. Rivera , A. Rosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Spears 2 , D. Jones , E. Simmons 2 , S. McGuire
Hit by Pitch: B. Simmons
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Simmons (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Spears (5) , A. Rosa (1)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (9-6) 6.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 24 93 4.03   
J. Costa 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 9 33 2.27   
J. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 23 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 64
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 24, J. Costa 9, J. Wright 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 11-5, J. Costa 1-2, J. Wright 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 93-65, J. Costa 33-24, J. Wright 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Costa 1-0
WP: L. McCullers Jr.
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr.
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Rogers L (8-9) 5.0 6 3 2 2 4 0 24 101 4.29   
C. Brown 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 38 4.42   
A. Sanchez 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 24 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 47
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 24, C. Brown 9, A. Sanchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 6-5, C. Brown 2-3, A. Sanchez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 101-56, C. Brown 38-26, A. Sanchez 24-15
WP: K. Rogers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 41746
Special Notes: RF Ed Simmons was injured while running the bases.
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