The World Series champion Rangers beat the Houston Astros 10-2 on Friday night in the first meeting of the instate rivals since last year's in the American…
Adolis García homered and drove in four runs, Texas left-hander Cody Bradford allowed only two singles pitching into the eighth inning and the World Series champion Rangers beat the Houston Astros 10-2 on Friday night in the first meeting of the instate rivals since last year's in the American League Championship Series.
The Rangers led 5-0 in the second after Garcia's three-run shot, his AL-leading fourth homer in seven games this season. He pushed his RBI total to 10 with a two-out single that made it 7-0 in the fifth, an inning before Marcus Semien also hit a three-run homer.Jose Altuve led off the game with a single, and the Astros didn't have another hit until Jeremy Peña's two-out single in the eighth. That was the last batter faced by Bradford , who struck out four and walked none.
García homered in each of the last four ALCS games, including a go-ahead shot in the sixth inning of Game 5 in Arlington that he and a slow trot. Two innings later, García got hit by a 98 mph fastball from Bryan Abreu, then immediately turned and got in the face of catcher Martin Maldonado as the benches and bullpens cleared. The Astros won 5-4 after Altuve's three-run homer in the ninth.
In the Astros' first game in Arlington since, Altuve had a leadoff single before Bradford retired 23 of the next 24 batters, the only runner in that span being on an error. No. 9 hitter Jake Meyers homered on Yerry Rodriguez's first pitch after he relieved Bradford in the eighth.Hunter Brown allowed eight hits and walked four batters while giving up five runs over three innings.
Rangers: Gold Glove 1B Nathaniel Lowe said he felt good after taking some swings on the field for the first time since getting hurt a month ago in spring training. Manager Bruce Bochy said he would probably face live pitching soon. ... 3B Josh Jung , who had surgery Tuesday, is scheduled to get his cast removed on April 12.J.P. France will pitch for Houston on Saturday, a day after being reinstated from the paternity list for the birth of his daughter. Jon Gray starts for the Rangers.
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