Cole's 12 Ks, Díaz's Slam Help Astros Top Rangers 11-4
Gerrit Cole struck out a season-high 12, Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam while starting in place of injured star Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 11-4 Saturday night.
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Gerrit Cole struck out a season-high 12, Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam while starting in place of injured star Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 11-4 Saturday night.
The Rangers trailed 6-2 before three walks by reliever Michael Feliz loaded the bases for Pence. He sent the first pitch off the foul pole in left field to the tie it.
Globe Life Field opens in March 2020 as this is the 25th and final season of Globe Life Park which sits across the street and is will be the home of the Dallas XFL team for the near term.
Texas Rangers' slugger Joey Gallo has hit his 100th home run, making him the fastest player to do so in American League history.
Rougned Odor and Asdrúbal Cabrera each homered and combined for seven RBIs, and the Texas Rangers rolled past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-2 on Sunday.
Rookie Bryan Reynolds kept up his impressive start, hitting a three-run double as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a two-game sweep in Texas by topping the Rangers 7-5 on Wednesday.
The Pirates were scoreless until getting a three-run ninth off closer Jose Leclerc that Bryan Reynolds started with a double.
Elvis Andrus, Hunter Pence, Logan Forsythe and Shin-Soo Choo homered, Lance Lynn allowed one run over seven innings and the Texas Rangers routed the Seattle Mariners again, 14-1 on Sunday.
Texas Rangers left-hander Taylor Hearn made his abbreviated big league debut against the Mariners.
Nomar Mazara homered twice for Texas and Logan Forsythe also went deep as the Rangers fell to 2-7 on the road.
The Texas Rangers got the series win over the Houston Astros on Sunday in a game that was nail-biting in the ninth inning.
Joey Gallo hit another long home run, Asdrúbal Cabrera accounted for five runs and the Rangers beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Saturday night in another frustrating start for Gerrit Cole against Texas.
The Texas Rangers take on the Los Angeles Angels tonight at 7:05 PM in Arlington on MLB's 16th annual Jackie Robinson Day.
Danny Santana had a two-run, pinch-hit triple and scored the go-ahead run during a four-run eighth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Sunday.
After a long rainy day in North Texas, officials called Saturday night's game between the Athletics and Rangers nearly an hour after its scheduled start.
