Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
First pitch: Friday, July 31, 2026 7:15 PM CDT
Venue: Daikin Park
Texas Rangers SP: Nathan Eovaldi (10-8, ERA 4.05)
Houston Astros SP: Hunter Brown (2-1, ERA 3.45)

Texas Rangers lineup:
1. Joc Pederson - DH (.252, OPS .841)
2. Wyatt Langford - LF (.277, OPS .827)
3. Corey Seager - SS (.182, OPS .666)
4. Brandon Nimmo - RF (.266, OPS .763)
5. Ezequiel Duran - 3B (.269, OPS .771)
6. Evan Carter - CF (.202, OPS .667)
7. Jake Burger - 1B (.236, OPS .721)
8. Nicky Lopez - 2B (.297, OPS .676)
9. Austin Wynns - C (.094, OPS .288)

Houston Astros lineup:
1. Jeremy Peña - SS (.311, OPS .866)
2. Yordan Alvarez - DH (.321, OPS 1.072)
3. Isaac Paredes - 3B (.254, OPS .765)
4. Christian Walker - 1B (.235, OPS .765)
5. Jose Altuve - 2B (.234, OPS .687)
6. Taylor Trammell - CF (.239, OPS .723)
7. Yainer Diaz - C (.247, OPS .677)
8. LaMonte Wade Jr. - LF (.167, OPS .615)
9. Cam Smith - RF (.204, OPS .640)

Back to back home runs from Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker give the Astros a 6-0 lead. The scoreboard displays elements of the home run show from the Astrodome scoreboard.