Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
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Astros edge Rangers 5-4, stretching AL West lead with 5th straight win
It’s the fifth straight victory for the Astros and their 10th in 11 games that has propelled them to a 1 1/2-game lead over the Rangers atop the division.
Wyatt Langford and Elias Díaz hit solo homers for the Rangers, who dropped their fourth in a row.
The Rangers trailed by 2 with one out in the sixth when Díaz’s homer to right field to cut the lead to 5-4.
But Houston’s bullpen shut Texas down the rest of the way. Closer Josh Hader struck out one in a scoreless ninth to improve to 15-for-15 on save opportunities.
The game was tied when the Astros loaded the bases with one out in the fourth. Walker’s RBI single on a grounder to first that a diving Joc Pederson deflected made it 4-3.
That ended Jacob deGrom’s night and Cole Winn took over. Houston pushed the lead to 5-3 when Yordan Alvarez scored on a wild pitch by Winn.
Alvarez, who has an MLB-leading 35 homers, doubled and scored twice on a night he was intentionally walked two times.
Texas loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but Bennett Souza struck out Ezequiel Duran to escape the jam.
The Astros took an early lead when Jose Altuve scored on a two-out single in the second inning by LaMonte Wade Jr.
The Rangers tied it on Langford’s homer to left field with two outs in the third.
The bases were loaded with two outs in the bottom of the inning when Trammell singled on a grounder to left field to score two and put Houston up 3-1.
Alejandro Osuna’s RBI single with one out in the fourth cut the lead to 1. Díaz followed with a sacrifice bunt that sent another run home to tie it at 3-all.
Houston starter Ronel Blanco allowed five hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings. deGrom (7-7) yielded seven hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Langford struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Burger grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Foscue popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved Abreu |
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9th Inning | Spence in center field. |
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9th Inning | Trammell in left field. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Doubles | 3 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 154 | Pitches | 154 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 4.3 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .273 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .394 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .400 |
| .691 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .824 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 4.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.0 |
| 30.0 | Batter Rating | 35.5 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.05 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.85 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .152 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.86 |
| .105 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .150 |
| .121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .061 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 79.5 | MLB Rating | 85.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 38,461 | 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 |