Rangers at Astros September 16, 2025

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Daikin Park

Attendance: 35,026

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Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Cody Freeman (2nd base off A. Blubaugh/ V. Caratini)

5th inning - SB: Wyatt Langford (2nd base off C. Gordon/ V. Caratini)

8th inning - SB: Ezequiel Duran (2nd base off B. Abreu/ V. Caratini)

Fielding

Double Plays - 2 (Freeman to Smith,Freeman to Tellez)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:3

Umpires: HP-Cory Blaser, 1B-Manny González, 2B-Gabe Morales, 3B-Alex Tosi

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From September 16, 2025

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Merrill Kelly

Lasts three innings vs. Astros

PTexas Rangers

September 16, 2025

Kelly (12-8) took the loss Tuesday against the Astros, allowing six runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out one over three-plus innings.

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Luis Curvelo

Demoted to Round Rock

PTexas Rangers

September 16, 2025

The Rangers optioned Curvelo to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

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Danny Coulombe

Reinstated from 15-day IL

PTexas Rangers

September 16, 2025

The Rangers activated Coulombe (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.

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Adolis Garcia

Sitting out Tuesday

OFTexas Rangers

September 16, 2025

Garcia is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Houston.

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Jeremy Pena

Another big performance

SSHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Pena went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored Tuesday against the Rangers.

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Jose Altuve

Knocks in two

2BHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Altuve went 1-for-2 with two RBI on Tuesday against the Rangers.

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Bryan Abreu

Stops bleeding late, earns save

PHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Abreu earned the save Tuesday against the Rangers, allowing one unearned run on three hits and a walk while striking out two over 1.1 innings.

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AJ Blubaugh

Racks up sevens Ks in short start

PHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Blubaugh struck out seven and scattered two hits and one walk over three scoreless innings in his start during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rangers. He didn't factor into the decision in the victory.

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Yordan Alvarez

Managing significant sprain

DHHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Alvarez has a "pretty significant" left ankle sprain and will be "out for a while," though the Astros won't immediately place him on the injured list, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

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Yordan Alvarez

Out of lineup Tuesday

DHHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Alvarez (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

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Lance McCullers

Unlikely to return in September

PHouston Astros

September 16, 2025

Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that McCullers (hand) isn't expected to return from the 15-day injured list before the end of the regular season, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. "There's a chance that this is the last that we've seen of him," Brown said. "Is it possible he could get back for the last couple games? There's probably an outside chance, but highly unlikely."

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