Jonah Heim's homer and four RBIs lead the Texas Rangers to a 12-8 victory over the Houston Astros, pushing the Astros to their lowest record in eight years. The Rangers dominated the game, building a 12-3 lead by the sixth inning. Houston manager Joe Espada remains optimistic about the team's performance.
HOUSTON — Jonah Heim homered and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers beat Houston 12-8 on Friday night to drop the Astros seven games under .500 for the first time in eight years.Evan Carter added three hits as the Rangers built a 12-3 lead by the sixth inning.Houston fell to 4-11. The Astros had not been that many games below .500 since they were 22-29 before a Memorial Day win in 2016, a season in which they fell to 20-29 before a five-game winning streak.
Kyle Tucker homered twice and drove in three runs and Jake Meyers added three RBIs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez was hit by pitches twice Friday. He took first without incident when Dunning plunked him on the leg in the third but stared down Brock Burke after an inside pitch hit him on the elbow in the seventh.Tucker sent his next pitch into the second deck in left field and punctuated it with a mighty bat flip.
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