Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 4, Houston 3
Friday, September 5, 2025 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Friday, September 5, 2025
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Emil Jimenez
Attendance: 31662
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 010000020-392
Texas 0120000001491
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Jeremy Pena SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 .304
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Jose Altuve 2B-LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .268
Carlos Correa 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .277
Jesus Sanchez LF-RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .242
Christian Walker 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .230
Victor Caratini C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .275
(S)  Jacob Melton PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
(S)  Mauricio Dubon PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Taylor Trammell CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200
(S)  Ramón Urías PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Cam Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240
(S)  Yainer Diaz PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 43 3 9 3 2 11  
Batting
2B - Jose Altuve (22)
HR - Carlos Correa (11)
TB - Jeremy Pena, Jose Altuve 2, Carlos Correa 6, Christian Walker, Victor Caratini 3
RBI - Carlos Correa 2 (47), Victor Caratini (44)
2-Out RBI - Carlos Correa 2 (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (47), Christian Walker (61), Taylor Trammell (8), Cam Smith (47), Yainer Diaz (59)
GIDP - Yordan Alvarez (1)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
CS - Jacob Melton (1, 2nd by Maton/Higashioka)
Fielding
E - Carlos Correa (12), Jeremy Pena (8)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Colton Gordon 4.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 5.67
A.J. Blubaugh 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.06
Bryan King 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.73
Bryan Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
Craig Kimbrel 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Steven Okert 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.97
Lance McCullers Jr. (L 2-5) 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.97
Pitches-Strikes - Colton Gordon 71-49, A.J. Blubaugh 42-27, Bryan King 18-13, Bryan Abreu 19-12, Craig Kimbrel 9-4, Steven Okert 16-11, Lance McCullers Jr. 10-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Colton Gordon 3-6, A.J. Blubaugh 2-2, Bryan King 1-0, Bryan Abreu 1-0, Craig Kimbrel 1-0, Steven Okert 0-1, Lance McCullers Jr. 0-0
Batters Faced - Colton Gordon 20, A.J. Blubaugh 11, Bryan King 5, Bryan Abreu 4, Craig Kimbrel 3, Steven Okert 4, Lance McCullers Jr. 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - A.J. Blubaugh 1-0, Steven Okert 2-0
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Michael Helman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233
(S)  Alejandro Osuna PH-LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .181
Cody Freeman 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 .208
Wyatt Langford LF-CF 4 1 2 0 2 0 .250
Jake Burger 1B 5 1 1 2 0 3 .243
(S)  Dustin Harris PR-RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222
Kyle Higashioka C 4 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Josh Jung 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .255
Ezequiel Duran RF-1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .236
Dylan Moore DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200
(S)  Joc Pederson PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178
(S)  Jonah Heim PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
(S)  Rowdy Tellez PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220
Josh H. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 .253
Totals 42 4 9 4 6 12  
Batting
2B - Wyatt Langford 2 (24), Dustin Harris (3)
HR - Jake Burger (13)
TB - Cody Freeman, Wyatt Langford 4, Jake Burger 4, Dustin Harris 2, Josh Jung, Ezequiel Duran 3
RBI - Jake Burger 2 (44), Dustin Harris (2), Dylan Moore (23)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Helman (3), Cody Freeman (5), Jake Burger 3 (38), Rowdy Tellez 2 (29), Josh H. Smith 3 (57)
SF - Dylan Moore (3)
Team LOB - 15
Baserunning
SB - Ezequiel Duran (8, 2nd off King/Caratini)
Fielding
E - Cody Freeman (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Merrill Kelly 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 2.98
Chris Martin (BS 3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.70
Phil Maton 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.61
Shawn Armstrong 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Robert Garcia (W 3-7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.17
IBB - Yordan Alvarez (by Maton)
Pitches-Strikes - Merrill Kelly 94-63, Chris Martin 21-14, Phil Maton 22-15, Shawn Armstrong 12-6, Robert Garcia 7-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Merrill Kelly 4-5, Chris Martin 1-0, Phil Maton 0-0, Shawn Armstrong 2-1, Robert Garcia 2-1
Batters Faced - Merrill Kelly 27, Chris Martin 5, Phil Maton 6, Shawn Armstrong 4, Robert Garcia 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Shawn Armstrong 2-0