Post Game Thread (Sep 7, 2025): Astros (78-66) @ Rangers (74-70)

Line Score – Game Over

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

Box Score

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Langford	3	0	0	0	1	2	.247
2B	Freeman, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.211
3B	Jung, Jo	4	1	1	1	0	0	.255
1B	Burger	3	1	2	2	0	0	.244
C	Higashioka	3	0	0	0	0	0	.244
2B	Moore, D	3	1	1	0	0	0	.202
RF	Osuna, A	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184
DH	Heim	3	0	0	0	0	1	.213
CF	Helman	3	0	0	0	0	1	.217
SS	Duran, E	2	0	0	0	0	1	.229
SS	Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0	.254

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Corbin	5.2	3	1	1	1	5	82-53	4.36
Maton, P	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	23-16	3.04
Garcia, R	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	6-6	3.13
Armstrong	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	13-11	2.40

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Peña	4	0	1	1	0	1	.304
LF	Alvarez, Y	3	0	0	0	1	0	.271
DH	Altuve	4	0	0	0	0	2	.264
3B	Correa	4	0	0	0	0	1	.274
1B	Walker, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	.234
CF	Meyers	4	0	1	0	0	0	.305
C	Diaz, Ya	3	0	0	1	0	0	.250
RF	Smith	3	0	0	0	0	3	.240
2B	Dubón	3	1	2	0	0	0	.254

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F	7.0	5	4	3	1	5	97-59	3.42
Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	20-9	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Jonah Heim strikes out swinging. Dylan Moore scores. Jonah Heim advances to 1st, on a throwing error by catcher Yainer Diaz.	1-0
T6	Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Mauricio Dubón scores.	1-1
B6	Josh Jung doubles (17) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Cody Freeman scores.	2-1
B6	Jake Burger homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Josh Jung scores.	4-1
T7	Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. Christian Walker scores.	4-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Astros at Rangers – September 7, 2025	0:06
Framber Valdez against the Rangers	0:09
Bullpen availability for Houston, September 7 vs Rangers	0:08
Bullpen availability for Texas, September 7 vs Astros	0:08
Bench availability for Houston, September 7 vs Rangers	0:08
Fielding alignment for Texas, September 7 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Texas, September 7 vs Astros	0:08
Starting lineups for Astros at Rangers – September 7, 2025	0:10
Breaking down Patrick Corbin's pitches	0:04
Patrick Corbin's outing against the Astros	0:24
Jake Burger: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:11
Visualizing Jake Burger's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Framber Valdez's outing against the Rangers	0:22
Breaking down Framber Valdez's pitches	0:04
Dylan Moore scores, Jonah Heim reaches first on error	0:23
Ezequiel Duran's incredible backhanded grab	0:25
Patrick Corbin K's Cam Smith	0:12
Jake Meyers' 15th stolen base of the year	0:10
Jeremy Peña's RBI single	0:14
Patrick Corbin's strong start	0:50
Josh Jung's RBI double	0:22
Jake Burger's two-run home run (14)	0:28
Yainer Diaz's RBI groundout	0:11
Framber Valdez K's Michael Helman	0:07

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Maton, P (3-5, 3.04 ERA)	Valdez, F (12-9, 3.42 ERA)	Armstrong (7 SV, 2.40 ERA)

Game ended at 4:02 PM.