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MLB Game Preview · September 5, 2025

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers

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

FinalGlobe Life Field9:35 p.m.

Game at a glance

Houston Astros visits Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, with first pitch scheduled for 9:35 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Houston Astros

  1. 1Jeremy PeñaSS
  2. 2Yordan AlvarezDH
  3. 3Jose Altuve2B
  4. 4Carlos Correa3B
  5. 5Jesús SánchezLF
  6. 6Christian Walker1B
  7. 7Victor CaratiniC
  8. 8Taylor TrammellCF
  9. 9Cam SmithRF

Texas Rangers

  1. 1Michael HelmanCF
  2. 2Cody Freeman2B
  3. 3Wyatt LangfordLF
  4. 4Jake Burger1B
  5. 5Kyle HigashiokaC
  6. 6Josh Jung3B
  7. 7Ezequiel DuranRF
  8. 8Dylan MooreDH
  9. 9Josh SmithSS

Pitching matchup

Colton Gordon is lined up for Houston Astros, opposite Merrill Kelly for Texas Rangers. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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