Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
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Yainer Diaz powers the Astros past the Rangers 11-2, pushing Houston into first
Jeremy Peña had three RBI and Yordan Alvarez added two as the Astros tied a season high with 18 hits for their ninth win in 10 games to move a half-game ahead of Texas atop the division.
There were runners on first and third with one out in the second when LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled to make it 1-0. Nathan Eovaldi (10-9) plunked Peña on the arm to load the bases with two outs.
Alvarez followed with a single on a grounder to left field to score two and push the lead to 3-0.
Cam Smith tripled with two outs in the fourth before Peña extended his hit streak to 12 games with a single that made it 4-0.
Paredes and Walker hit back-to-back home runs off Eovaldi to open the fifth inning and leave Houston up 6-0.
Joc Pederson homered and Corey Seager doubled and had two hits for the Rangers in his return after missing 23 games with inflammation in his lower back as they dropped a third straight.
Pederson’s home run to right-center field cut the lead to 6-1 in the sixth. Evan Carter hit an RBI single with two outs in the sixth to make it 6-2.
Diaz’s solo homer was the first of four runs Houston scored with two outs in the seventh that pushed the lead to 10-2.
Houston starter Hunter Brown (3-1) yielded six hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Eovaldi allowed 10 hits and tied a season high with six runs in five innings.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lopez lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Burger singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Carter grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Duran flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | King relieved Blubaugh |
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9th Inning | Dezenzo as designated hitter. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 11 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 18 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 11 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 41 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 149 | Pitches | 172 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 32 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 47 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created | 13.7 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .439 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .364 | Slugging Percentage | .780 |
| .152 | Secondary Average | .463 |
| .286 | On Base Percentage | .511 |
| .649 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.291 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 15.4 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 79.5 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 13.7 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.26 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.66 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .341 |
| 0.29 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.63 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .106 |
| -.091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .024 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 22.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 75.3 | MLB Rating | 124.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 36,621 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
- | 80 | L1 | 0.49367088 | 78 |
| Texas |
- | 80 | L3 | 0.49367088 | 78 |
 Seattle |
4 | 84 | W1 | 0.46835443 | 74 |
 Athletics |
15 | 95 | W2 | 0.39873418 | 63 |
 Los Angeles |
18 | 98 | L3 | 0.37974682 | 60 |