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MLB Game Preview · September 17, 2025

Texas Rangers at Houston Astros

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalDaikin Park9:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

Texas Rangers visits Houston Astros at Daikin Park, with first pitch scheduled for 9:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Texas Rangers

  1. 1Josh SmithSS
  2. 2Wyatt LangfordCF
  3. 3Joc PedersonDH
  4. 4Rowdy Tellez1B
  5. 5Adolis GarcíaRF
  6. 6Alejandro OsunaLF
  7. 7Josh Jung3B
  8. 8Jonah HeimC
  9. 9Cody Freeman2B

Houston Astros

  1. 1Jeremy PeñaSS
  2. 2Carlos Correa3B
  3. 3Jose Altuve2B
  4. 4Christian Walker1B
  5. 5Victor CaratiniDH
  6. 6Yainer DiazC
  7. 7Jesús SánchezLF
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Zach ColeRF

Pitching matchup

Jacob deGrom is lined up for Texas Rangers, opposite Cristian Javier for Houston Astros. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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