TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight, the Houston Astros (25-32) and Texas Rangers (25-30) will play the finale of this 4-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.
RHP Spencer Arrighetti (6-1, 1.32 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.55 ERA).
Tonight will be Arrighetti’s 1st career appearance at Globe Life Field and his 3rd vs. TEX overall.
Rematch: Tonight will also be the 2nd time that Arrighetti and Eovaldi have faced each other. The last time was on July 13, 2024 in HOU in which
both hurlers took a ND in a 2-1, Rangers win in 10 innings.
SPENCER’S GIFTS: Since making his season debut on April 15, RHP Spencer Arrighetti has been one of the top starters in the Majors.
With Friday’s win at CHC, he is now 6-1 in just 7 starts with a 1.32 ERA (6ER/41IP) and a miniscule .169 batting avg. (24 H allowed in 41.0 IP).
Since April 15, Arrighetti’s 6 wins are tops in the AL in that span.
Model of Consistency: Arrighetti has allowed 1 ER or less in 6 of his 7 starts and 2 ER or less in all 7 starts.
In May, Arrighetti is 3-1 in 4 starts with an 0.78 ERA (2ER/23IP).
Pitcher of the Month Candidate: Arrighetti is 3-1 in his 4 starts in May with an AL best 0.78 ERA (2ER/23IP). For the month, he has allowed just 13 hits in his 23.0 IP (.169 opp. avg).
TRIP FINALE: Tonight is the finale of this 10-game, 3-city road trip.
The Astros are 6-3 thus far on the trip, going 1-2 at MIN, 3-0 at CHC and 2-1 here at TEX with 1 game left to play. A win tonight would give the Astros 7 wins on a 10-game road trip for the 1st time since a 10-0 trip, June 7-17, 2018.
Home-Cooking: After tonight’s game, the Astros will return to HOU for a 9-game homestand, during which they will host MIL, PIT and ATH, respectively.
AIR YORDAN: Yordan Alvarez has been sizzling hot in this series at Globe Life Field, going 6×12 in 3 games with 5 HR and 8 RBI.
*Is the 1st Astros player with multi-HR in back-back games since Jose Altuve turned the trick, Sept. 4 (2 HR) and Sept. 5 (3 HR), also at Globe Life. Altuve’s 5 HR are a club record for a 2 game span.
*His 2 HR last night give him 20 HR on the season, which is a club record for the 1st 57 G of a season.
*He is the 5th Astros player with multi-HR in consecutive games. The others: Jose Altuve, 9/4-5, 2023 at TEX; Richard Hidalgo, 9/9-10, 2000 at CHC; Moises Alou, 8/13/2000 at PHI, 8/14/2000 vs. PIT; Doug Rader, 7/2021/1973 vs. NYM.
*Has matched the club record for HR in a 3-game span with 5. That record is shared by Jose Altuve (2023), Richard Hidalgo (2000) and Glenn Davis (1990).
*From Elias: The Astros record for HR in a 4-game span is 6, set by Glenn Davis, 6/1-4 of 1990.
*At Globe Life Field, his 17 career HR and 1.216 career OPS are the best of any visiting player. He has 17 HR and 37 RBI in just 33 games at Globe Life Field.
*From Sarah Langs: Only 4 MLB players have had 3 straight multi-HR games: 2003-Jeff DaVanon; 1969-Lee May; 1962-Frank Thomas; 1951-Gus Zernial.
Note: All 3 hit 6 HR in their 3-game spans.
*From Elias: The MLB record for HR in a 3-game span is 7, set by Shawn Green (5/23-25 of 2002). The MLB record for HR in a 4-game span is 8, set by Ralph Kiner, 9/10-12 of 1947 (DH on 9/11).
ON THE LEADER BOARD: Yordan Alvarez currently leads the Majors in OPS (1.085), SLG (.663) and TB (134).
In the AL, he is 1st in batting avg. (.312), T-1st in HR (20) and 4th in RBI (39).
200 CLUB: Last night’s win was #200 for Astros manager Joe Espada. Espada’s very first managerial win came via a no-hitter by RHP Ronel Blanco on April 1, 2024 vs. TOR.
RECENT STROS: The Astros have won 5 of 6, 6 of 8 and 8 of their last 12 games.
FOR STARTERS: Astros starters have a combined ERA of 3.34 (26ER/70IP) over the last 12 games (since May 15) with a 1.04 WHIP.
In that span, they have allowed just 41 hits in 70.0 for an AL-best .170 opp. avg. During that time, HOU ranks 1st in the AL in opp. avg., 2nd in WHIP and 6th in ERA. Additionally, Astros starters have allowed no runs 5 times in the last 12 games.
HOMER HAPPY: The Astros have slugged 14 HR in their last 6 games. HOU now ranks 3rd in the AL in HR with 74, just behind CWS (75).
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: 1B Christian Walker has 4 HR and 9 RBI in hits last 5 games.
For the season, he has been one of the top hitters in the AL and is currently T-2nd in the league lead in RBI with 40. Walker also ranks 6th in HR (15), 7th in TB (108) and SLG (.519) and 13th in OPS (.850).
Walker also has not committed an error in his 57 games played.
THE SILVER BOOT SERIES: The Astros are 4-2 vs. the Rangers thus far in the 2026 Silver Boot Series.
They took 2 out of 3 from Rangers, May 15-17 at Daikin Park in the 1st matchup of the series.
Dating back to last season, HOU has won 7 of their last 9 games vs. TEX.
Even Series: The two clubs have played each other 298 times in the regular season in their franchise histories, with the Astros holding a slight advantage, 150-148.
Recently, the Astros have had the upper hand, winning or splitting nine straight season series, going 97-53 against the Rangers since the start of the 2017 season.
The Silver Boot Trophy, which the Astros have held onto since 2017, is on display in the Centerfield Team Store at Daikin Park.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1969 – One night after his walk-off grand slam defeated the Phillies, Doug Rader is the hero again, this time with an RBI-single in the 10th inning for a 7-6, walkoff win over the Phillies in the Dome. Additionally, the win is the 10th straight for the Astros, tying the franchise record at that time.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Thursday, May 28, 7:05 p.m. CT
Location: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
