Langford and Burger homer in a four-run eighth as the Rangers beat the Astros 7-3
Langford and Burger homered in the eighth as Texas erased a late tie and moved within three games of Houston in the AL West.
- On Friday, the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 in Arlington, Texas, with Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger homering in a decisive four-run eighth inning.
- Texas starter Cal Quantrill built an early 3-0 lead, which Joc Pederson extended with a fifth-inning home run before the Astros rallied to tie the game in the seventh.
- Langford's tiebreaking homer off Bryan King gave the Rangers a 4-3 lead; Burger followed with his 16th home run after walks to Josh Jung and a single by Brandon Nimmo.
- Relief pitcher Cole Winn earned the win after retiring all four batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings. The Rangers now lead the AL West by 1½ games over Seattle.
- Saturday night's middle game at Globe Life Field will feature Astros RHP Peter Lambert against Rangers RHP Kumar Rocker in the series continuation.
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Langford and Burger homer in a four-run eighth as the Rangers beat the Astros 7-3
Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger homered in a four-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday night.
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Rangers 7, Astros 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 10) — The Texas Rangers padded their lead in the AL West to 1.5 games over the Seattle Mariners Friday with a 7–3 win over the Houston Astros. Joc Pederson, Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger each chipped in with a homer apiece. The Rangers will aim for another series win Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 pm Central at Globe Life Field. It will be a matchup of righties as Peter Lambert (7–5, 3.26…
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ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers continued their strong push atop the American League West on Friday night, using late-game heroics from Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger to pull away for a 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros in the opening game of the Lone Star Series at Globe Life Field. The win improved Texas to 48-46 on the season while extending the club’s recent stretch of impressive play, as the Rangers overcame a late Astros comeback before er…
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