Post Game Thread (May 18, 2025): Astros (24-22) @ Rangers (25-23)

Line Score – Game Over

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

Box Score

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Haggerty	4	1	1	0	0	0	.278
LF	Langford	4	1	1	0	0	2	.248
3B	Jung, Jo	4	1	1	1	0	1	.282
DH	García, Ad	4	0	1	0	0	3	.222
2B	Semien	2	0	0	0	2	1	.174
C	Heim	3	0	1	1	0	0	.254
1B	Burger	4	0	1	1	0	0	.218
RF	Pillar	4	0	0	0	0	1	.214
SS	Duran, E	4	0	1	0	0	2	.138

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Leiter	7.0	3	3	3	2	4	87-58	4.25
Martin	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1-0	1.83
Garcia, R	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	14-8	1.77
Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	15-10	5.14

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
3B	Paredes	4	1	1	3	0	0	.259
DH	Altuve	3	0	0	0	1	0	.241
1B	Walker, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	.207
C	Diaz, Ya	4	1	1	1	0	1	.229
LF	Dezenzo	2	0	0	0	1	2	.244
LF	McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226
CF	Meyers	3	1	1	0	1	0	.293
RF	Smith	4	1	1	0	0	1	.234
2B	Rodgers	2	0	0	0	0	1	.204
SS	Peña	1	0	0	0	0	0	.299
2B	Dubón	3	0	0	0	0	0	.234

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F	7.0	6	3	3	1	8	98-69	3.57
Abreu, B	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	17-11	1.35
Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	17-11	1.80

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B4	Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Sam Haggerty scores. Wyatt Langford to 2nd.	1-0
B4	Jonah Heim out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.	2-0
B4	Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Josh Jung scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd.	3-0
T7	Yainer Diaz homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.	3-1
T8	Isaac Paredes homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Meyers scores. Cam Smith scores.	3-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Astros at Rangers – May 18, 2025	0:06
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 18 vs Rangers	0:08
Bullpen availability for Texas, May 18 vs Astros	0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 18 vs Rangers	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 18 vs Rangers	0:08
Fielding alignment for Texas, May 18 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Texas, May 18 vs Astros	0:08
Starting lineups for Astros at Rangers – May 18, 2025	0:10
Yainer Diaz: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:12
Analyzing Yainer Diaz's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Jack Leiter's pitches	0:04
Isaac Paredes: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Jack Leiter's outing against the Astros	0:22
Isaac Paredes' home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Framber Valdez's pitches	0:04
Framber Valdez's outing against the Rangers	0:22
Joe Espada is ejected in the top of he 3rd	0:34
Josh Jung's RBI single	0:23
Rangers pull off double steal in the 4th	0:13
Jonah Heim's sacrifice fly	0:20
Jake Burger's RBI single	0:17
Jack Leiter finishes six no-hit innings	0:18
Yainer Diaz's solo homer breaks up no-hitter (5)	0:27
Duran stays in game after fouling ball off himself	0:30
Isaac Paredes' go-ahead three-run home run (7)	0:25
Jack Leiter's seven solid innings	3:16
Jack Leiter strikes out Zach Dezenzo	0:08
Framber Valdez strikes out Adolis García	0:09
Bryan Abreu escapes jam, preserves one-run lead	0:14
Chris Martin leaves the game with apparent injury	0:22
Framber Valdez's eight strikeouts	2:20

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Valdez, F (3-4, 3.57 ERA)	Garcia, R (1-2, 1.77 ERA)	Hader (11 SV, 1.80 ERA)

Game ended at 2:54 PM.