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The Texas Rangers have grabbed the series home field advantage away from the Houston Astros but they can make an even bigger statement with a win in Game 2.HOUSTON — A little history made by Jordan Montgomery was one of the things that helped propel the Texas Rangers to a Game 1 victory over the Houston Astros to kick off a Texas tussle in the ALCS.
– Getting runs off Verlander isn’t easy. When you have just one hit in six at-bats against Verlander in your career, and you’re facing him in the postseason, you would imagine it would be even harder. Leody Taveras, however, aimed to correct that history, launching a 5th inning solo home run to give the Rangers a second run for the final margin of victory.
Texas got through Verlander. Now they go against the man that was the ace of the Houston staff for much of the year. After a great run last year, Framber Valdez hasn’t exactly been ace material for much of the second half. He’s been good, but it’s been a far cry from the expectations that the team had coming into the season. His struggles, in part, might have been a reason for the Astros to acquire Verlander at the trade deadline.
Opposing Houston is Rangers’ ace Nathan Eovaldi, and no longer can there be any chatter about how he’s feeling coming back from the injured list. Those cobwebs and issues have cleared and the Eovaldi that showed up to pitch for the Rangers in the postseason has been everything that Texas has needed – the 33-year old righty has pitched like the guy that took over for Jacob deGrom as the team’s best pitcher in the season’s first half.
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