Rangers Beat Astros 10-4 To Avoid Sweep
A.J. Griffin went five innings, striking out seven, and the Rangers topped the Astros 10-4 on Thursday afternoon.
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A.J. Griffin went five innings, striking out seven, and the Rangers topped the Astros 10-4 on Thursday afternoon.
The Rangers are hanging around the bottom of the division with an 11-17 record. They matched a season high with three errors and have lost five straight and eight of their last nine games on the road.
Houston rallied from a 5-0 deficit for the third time this season as Marwin Gonzalez hit two home runs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that rallied the Astros over the Texas Rangers 8-7
Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each hit RBI doubles in a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
Texas starter Andrew Cashner had already plunked both Jose Altuve and Yuli Gurriel when Houston pitcher Lance McCullers threw behind Mike Napoli in the sixth inning Monday night.
After going 1 for 27 with runners in scoring position through the first three games of the season, the Seattle Mariners were desperate to get a big hit when it mattered Thursday night.
The Astros took a step back last season after a playoffs run in 2015, they hope to get back with some help from their young third baseman.
They players love how the vibe of the team has changed from the painful rebuilding years when the Astros had three straight 100-loss seasons capped in 2013 when they bottomed out with a franchise-worst 111 losses.
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Gattis gets a $2 million raise. Houston could have paid a $100,000 buyout, which would have made Gattis eligible for salary arbitration.
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Derek Holland did not pitch well Wednesday night, and he knew it. The left-hander struggled for a second straight outing, and a Rangers' rally fell short to the Astros.
Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth, and the Rangers handed the Astros another difficult loss by rallying for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.
Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers handed the Houston Astros another difficult loss by rallying for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.
Odor had three hits and three RBIs, including a solo homer in the 12th inning that lifted the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory.
Rougned Odor had three hits and three RBIs, including a solo homer in the 12th inning that lifted the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros Monday night.
Darvish (5-4), in his shortest outing this season, allowed five runs in four innings. He struck out four, walked three and had two wild pitches.
Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara each homered, Derek Holland pitched his third straight quality start since coming off the disabled list and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 12-4 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.
Rougned Odor and the Texas Rangers are running away with the AL West, even though the Houston Astros keep trying to hang around.
Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and the Texas Rangers got past Houston 5-3 Sunday, beating the Astros for the 11th time in 13 meetings this season.
Jonathan Lucroy hit two homers, Carlos Beltran had a tiebreaking single and three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.
Martin Perez threw six solid innings for Texas on Friday night. It was one bad inning that cost him and the Rangers.
A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros' player personnel database and email system.
The Amarillo cold‑case homicide was resolved after modern DNA testing linked evidence from the killing to a previously overlooked suspect with a history of knife attacks.
Police say the dog was found dead in a backyard. Neighbors say they had warned authorities for months.
Police say the Infiniti collided with a Nissan Frontier before hitting a light pole Friday afternoon at a busy Plano intersection.
Construction will start later this year on African Shorelines, which will be home to penguins and flamingos.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The Amarillo cold‑case homicide was resolved after modern DNA testing linked evidence from the killing to a previously overlooked suspect with a history of knife attacks.
Police say the dog was found dead in a backyard. Neighbors say they had warned authorities for months.
Police say the Infiniti collided with a Nissan Frontier before hitting a light pole Friday afternoon at a busy Plano intersection.
Construction will start later this year on African Shorelines, which will be home to penguins and flamingos.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
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The issue has divided conservative rural areas that have helped Republicans dominate state politics.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
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Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
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The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
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Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
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The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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