MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/17/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2907 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (60-86) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Houston Astros (73-73) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 7 0
Rangers Fall Short, 1-0, at Houston
Texas got a terrific performance from pitcher Jonathan Stiever, but it wasn't enough to beat the Houston Astros. Houston won the Minute Maid Park contest, 1-0. Stiever threw 7.2 innings allowing 1 runs for the losing team. Jeffrey Springs earned the win to go to 14-10. He allowed no runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Shane Bieber got credit for the save for Houston. It was his 33rd of the year.

In the bottom of the third, Houston shortstop Jeremy Pena had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and no one out, Pena stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 1-0, Houston. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

Pena attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

Houston is 5th in the American League West Division with a record of 73-73.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vavra 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .246 6 51
B. Lee SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .275 5 38
C. Arroyo DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .297 15 66
G. Springer RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .280 17 68
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 9 44
D. Ragsdale LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .132 5 13
R. McGuire C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 6 47
B. Stott 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .242 8 50
B. Donovan 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 2 16
Totals 31 0 7 0 4 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Vavra (18, 1st Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Stott (19, 5th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Vavra 3 , C. Arroyo 2 , P. Crow-Armstrong , B. Stott 2 , B. Donovan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Lee 2 , G. Springer 2
GIDP: G. Springer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Crow-Armstrong (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Vavra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Romero 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 9 43
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 18 78
A. Judge RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .293 39 103
C. Espinola LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .230 5 15
   a-E. Rodriguez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 12 53
J. Hardinger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 15 60
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 14 58
C. Walker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 22 68
R. Marchan C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 1 22
J. Pena SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277 16 66
Totals 30 1 7 1 0 9 9      
a - E. Rodriguez substituted for C. Espinola in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Marchan (12, 3rd Inning off J. Stiever, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Espinola (1, 2nd Inning off J. Stiever, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pasquantino 2 , A. Judge , C. Espinola 3 , K. Kiermaier , R. Marchan 2 , J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walker, Pena-Romero-Walker)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stiever L (10-8) 7.2 7 1 1 0 8 0 87 3.50   
G. Gallegos 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stiever 69
Batters Faced: J. Stiever 29, G. Gallegos 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stiever 5-9, G. Gallegos 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stiever 87-61, G. Gallegos 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Gallegos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs W (14-10) 6.0 6 0 0 1 4 0 95 4.54   
M. Tamarez H (9) 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 33 3.66   
S. Bieber SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 63
Batters Faced: J. Springs 24, M. Tamarez 8, S. Bieber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 8-5, M. Tamarez 1-1, S. Bieber 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 95-61, M. Tamarez 33-13, S. Bieber 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Stiever
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 41814
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