US EditionRangers outlast AL West-leading Astros 4-3 in 12 innings to move closer to playoff spot
Dustin Harris's 12th-inning double secured a 4-3 victory for the Rangers, who have won 10 of their last 13 games and closed the AL West gap to four games.
- On Friday, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in 12 innings at Globe Life Field when Dustin Harris singled home Cody Freeman in the bottom of the 12th.
- With 20 games to play, Texas Rangers closed the gap on Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, moving within four games of Houston and a half-game of Seattle in the wild-card race.
- Rangers starter Merrill Kelly struck out seven and limited Houston to one run and five singles over seven innings, while Jake Burger hit a one-out, two-run homer in the third that traveled 439 feet.
- The win extended Texas's surge as the Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak and have won 10 of their last 13 contests, while the Houston Astros lost their second straight game.
- The Rangers will hand the ball to Jacob deGrom on Saturday in a marquee matchup with Hunter Brown; deGrom is 2-1 with a 2.98 ERA in seven starts since his July 31 acquisition from Arizona.
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Rangers close playoff gap with 12th inning win over Astros
Dustin Harris hit a game-ending double in the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-3 on Friday night to close within a half-game of playoff position. Harris, a rookie called up from the minors earlier in the day when Adolis García went on the 10-day injured list, grounded a ball past first base and down the right-field line. Cody Freeman, the automatic runner, scored from second base. The Rangers (73-69) wo…
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Rangers outlast AL West-leading Astros 4-3 in 12 innings to move closer to playoff spot
Dustin Harris hit a game-ending double in the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-3 to close within a half-game of playoff position.
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Rangers close in on Astros with walk-off win
Dustin Harris singled home Cody Freeman with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the surging Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the slumping Houston Astros on Friday in the opener of a crucial…
Rangers Walk it Off in Extras Against Astros - Sport Relay
Rangers 4, Astros 3 (12 Innings) ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept. 5) — The Texas Rangers took the opener in a crucial series against the Houston Astros, beating them, 4–3, Friday. A walk-off double by Dustin Harris in the twelfth was enough to give the Rangers the upper hand in the latest installment of the Silver Boot series. They’ll try to notch the series victory Saturday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:15 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Right-…
Dustin Harris connected a double that put an end to the game in the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers surpassed the Houston Astros, leaders of the Western Division of the American League, on Friday 4-3 to approach the midgame of the playoffs position.
Astros fall to Rangers in 12 innings, but maintain AL West lead
ARLINGTON -- The Astros are 15-18 since the beginning of August, yet still sit somewhat comfortably in the lead in the American League West. That’s because the Mariners have gone 15-16 in August and haven’t put much pressure on the Astros in the division race. Even on days when the
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