Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
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Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter
The first Texas hit was a single by No. 3 hitter Brandon Nimmo, while Jake Burger had a two-run single and Evan Carter drove in two more with a bouncing triple past first baseman Christian Walker into the right-field corner.
Pederson, who struck out against Jason Alexander (1-1) to start the bottom of the first, drove a 1-2 fastball from the right-hander about a dozen rows into the seats in right field for his fourth homer.
Texas ended Houston's four-game winning streak and stopped a four-game skid.
Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a three-run shot that went 449 feet, to give the slugger 18 this season, and Cam Smith had his fifth on a solo shot that cut Houston's deficit to 9-6 in the eighth.
Jacob Latz pitched 1 1/3 innings for his sixth save, getting Alvarez on a sharp grounder to end the game two batters after Jeremy Peña's solo homer.
Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa, who was making his major league debut for the Astros, held Texas hitless in a 9-0 victory in the series opener on Monday night.
Texas’ eight-run first was the second-largest for a team that went hitless in its previous game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Chicago White Sox had a nine-run first against the Boston Americans in the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 27, 1905, after getting no-hit by Bill Dinneen in the opener.
Jack Leiter (2-4) retired the final eight hitters he faced, starting with the leadoff man Peña and Isaac Paredes to end the fourth when the Astros had the bases loaded with one out trailing 9-4.
Alexander (1-1) managed to get through six innings because he retired his final 12 hitters after giving up Carter's solo homer leading off the third.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Alvarez grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Paredes flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Peña homered to center (454 feet). |
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9th Inning | Allen struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Allen hit for Salazar |
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8th Inning | Foscue grounded into double play, third to second to first, Duran out at second. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 16 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 10 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 10 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 32 |
| 4 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 4 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 134 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 6.7 | Runs Created | 5.8 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .333 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .618 | Slugging Percentage | .563 |
| .471 | Secondary Average | .344 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .343 |
| .951 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .905 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 6.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.5 |
| 50.0 | Batter Rating | 59.5 |
| 8.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.51 |
| .382 | Isolated Power | .281 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
| .235 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .063 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 20.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 95.0 | MLB Rating | 100.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 28,778 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |