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07/31 22:25 CDT Yainer Diaz powers the Astros past the Rangers 11-2, pushing
Houston into first
Yainer Diaz powers the Astros past the Rangers 11-2, pushing Houston into first
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Yainer Diaz homered and tied a career high with four hits and
Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker also went deep to lead the Houston Astros to
an 11-2 rout of the Texas Rangers Friday night that put them in first place in
the AL West.
Jeremy Pea had three RBIs and Yordan Alvarez added two as the Astros tied a
season high with 18 hits for their ninth win in 10 games to move a half-game
ahead of Texas atop the division.
There were runners on first and third with one out in the second when LaMonte
Wade Jr. doubled to make it 1-0. Nathan Eovaldi (10-9) plunked Pea on the arm
to load the bases with two outs.
Alvarez followed with a single on a grounder to left field to score two and
push the lead to 3-0.
Cam Smith tripled with two outs in the fourth before Pea extended his hit
streak to 12 games with a single that made it 4-0.
Paredes and Walker hit back-to-back home runs off Eovaldi to open the fifth
inning and leave Houston up 6-0.
Joc Pederson homered and Corey Seager doubled and had two hits for the Rangers
in his return after missing 23 games with inflammation in his lower back as
they dropped a third straight.
Pederson's home run to right-center field cut the lead to 6-1 in the sixth.
Evan Carter hit an RBI single with two outs in the sixth to make it 6-2.
Diaz's solo homer was the first of four runs Houston scored with two outs in
the seventh that pushed the lead to 10-2.
Houston starter Hunter Brown (3-1) yielded six hits and two runs in 5 2/3
innings.
Eovaldi allowed 10 hits and tied a season high with six runs in five innings.
Up Next
Texas RHP Jacob deGrom (7-6, 3.67 ERA) opposes RHP Ronel Blanco (0-1, 8.10)
when the series continues Saturday night.
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