Leiter, the Rangers’ rookie right-hander, held the Astros hitless into the seventh inning at Globe Life Field in May. His first batter Friday dashed any hope of a repeat. Isaac Paredes bounced a leadoff single up the middle to begin the bottom of the first. A walk and two groundouts produced Houston’s first run.

Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis García added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The Rangers jumped on Lance McCullers Jr.

The Rangers began an incredibly important series against the Astros with another encouraging night at the plate.

Wyatt Langford disparó un cuadrangular entre los cuatro imparables con los que igualó la mejor marca en su carrera, el cubano Adolis García

The five players Houston was going to send were Randy Ceser, Abraham Toro, Josh James, JB Bukauskas, and Kent Emanuel. Only Toro has carved out a solid MLB career, as the other four haven't had the career that would've made the Astros regret such a deal.

Two days after he was forced to leave the game before first pitch, Jake Meyers was put on the IL with a calf strain.

Jeff Luhnow made a tone-deaf statement that somehow makes it harder to see him returning to Major League Baseball absent any semblance of contrition.

Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday and a three-game series sweep.

With the All-Star break approaching, the Houston Astros have emerged as arguably the second-best team in the American League this season behind only the Detroit