ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — 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.
Langford's leadoff homer and Burger's three-run shot came off Bryan King (2-2) after the Astros had rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the score in the seventh inning. Houston's rally included Yordan Alvarez's 200th career home run, his 30th of the season.
Langford hit a walk-off homer on Thursday night in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels hours after being reinstated from the injured list.
Cole Winn (5-2) retired all four batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings for his second win in two nights.
The Rangers (48-46) lead the AL West by 1½ games over Seattle (47-48) and three games over the Astros (46-50). Houston has lost three of its last four games.
Langford's leadoff homer and Burger's three-run shot came off Bryan King (2-2) after the Astros had rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the score in the seventh inning. Houston's rally included Yordan Alvarez's 200th career home run, his 30th of the season.
Langford hit a walk-off homer on Thursday night in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels hours after being reinstated from the injured list.
Cole Winn (5-2) retired all four batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings for his second win in two nights.
The Rangers (48-46) lead the AL West by 1½ games over Seattle (47-48) and three games over the Astros (46-50). Houston has lost three of its last four games.
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