Rangers Hang On To Beat Astros 5-3
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.
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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.
Prince Fielder homered for the first time since briefly getting benched, Jurickson Profar got two more hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-3 Thursday.
Jose Altuve called his tiebreaking two-run double lucky and Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch used the term crazy when describing all the games against their instate AL West rival.
Ian Desmond hit yet another clutch home run, and the Texas Rangers picked up yet another win over their AL West and instate rivals from Houston.
Jared Sandler compares Dallas Keuchel's 2016 season with his 2015 campaign.
Here are some thoughts, stats, and notes from last night's 6-5 Rangers win... (as always, in no particular order)
Odor's game-ending RBI double ricocheted off the wall and past left fielder Colby Rasmus, giving the Rangers a 6-5 victory on Monday night.
Two series against the Astros. Two sweeps. Two great showings versus Dallas Keuchel. So sweet. So sweet.
Cole Hamels fanned a season-high 11 in eight sparkling innings and the Texas Rangers jumped on Dallas Keuchel early, cruising to an easy 9-2 win over the Houston Astros to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
Only one team from last year's AL postseason is in position to return based on the current standings, and that's the Rangers. The other four playoff teams are all at or below .500 with two of them being in last place.
The Rangers have won four straight and have swept three straight home series from the Astros for 10 total games.
Cole Hamels extended his career-best winning streak to 10 games, Rougned Odor had a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 2-1
A rested Ian Desmond had his first two-hit game with the Rangers, while Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland homered in a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros
Read Brian T. Smith's Houston Chronicle column Tuesday with a great deal of interest as it dominated my Twitter timeline and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
The young shortstop is getting buzz as a possible MVP candidate following last year's sparkling debut.
Your travel guide to visiting any of the MLB teams in the Florida Grapefruit League for this year's spring training
Jose Rosario pitched the last two seasons in the Astros minor league system, splitting 2015 between the Dominican Summer League and the Gulf Coast League.
The series will be played on March 26-27 at Fray Nano stadium, a venue with a capacity of about 5,000 that serves as home of the Red Devils of the Mexican league.
Collin McHugh (1-1), who won the divisional series opener for Houston, allowed three runs in four-plus innings.
The Royals proceeded to score five runs in the top of the eight and two more in the top of the ninth to beat the Astros 9-6 Monday.
Through four playoff games, the road teams are undefeated. The home teams will try to turn it around Friday in the first day of full playoff action: four games spread throughout the day for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
The Astros are closing in on Texas with a week left in the regular season.
