Jose Altuve hit two home runs off Nathan Eovaldi, while Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings, leading the Houston Astros to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. The win comes after a series of losses for the Astros, improving their record against the Rangers to 4-3 this season.
HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered off Nathan Eovaldi in his first two at-bats and Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.After dropping the series opener 12-8, the Astros have won back-to-back games following a 4-11 start that left them seven games under .500 for the first time since 2016. They improved to 4-3 against AL West rival Texas this season.
Evan Carter hit a solo homer and Semien added an RBI double for the World Series champion Rangers, who have dropped three of four.Carter got his team’s first hit with his home run to right-center with one out in the fourth that cut the lead to 2-1.Chas McCormick and Jeremy Peña singled to start the Houston fourth before an RBI double by Victor Caratini made it 3-1. There were two outs in the inning when a double by Mauricio Dubón scored two more to extend the lead to 5-1.
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