Missing their All-Star starter and slugger among others, the Houston Astros are still in a familiar spot: poised to win a series against their rivals and surprise AL West leaders, the Texas Rangers.
ARLINGTON, Texas — with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and the Astros hung on for a 5-3 victory in a Texas showdown matching the division's top two teams.
The Astros are guaranteed at least a split of this four-game series, with the finale Monday, despite shortstop Jeremy Peña missing the first three with a stiff neck. He expects to return soon. McCormick's opposite-field hit over a racing Adolis García into the right-field corner came an inning after Aroldis Chapman made his Texas debut with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning.
The first from Altuve opened the game in a 5-3 Houston victory to start the series, which was followed by a 5-2 Texas win. Parker Mushinski, who was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land while rookie starter Ronel Blanco went down, was the first of five Houston relievers to throw an inning apiece.
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