Hernandez gave the Astros a 3-1 lead with a two-run homer off the facade in left-centre in the second.
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Houston Astros’ Jason Castro (15) is congratulated by George Springer (4) after hitting a home run against the Texas Rangers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Houston.
Gonzalez rolled a single off Texas right-hander Tanner Scheppers just under the glove of shortstop Elvis Andrus and into center field, driving home Tyler White and Yulieski Gurriel to extend the Astros’ tenuous one-run lead to 7-4. Having both players leave is a double-whammy to an Astros club that is hanging on for dear life in the American League Wild Card race, entering Wednesday 4.5 games out of the second spot. He settled for a no-decision on August 7 after allowing one run and five hits in seven innings but suffered the loss on September 3, when he was hammered for five runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 frames. The Astros are 9-28 against the Rangers over the past two season including eight one-run losses in 2016.
The Astros got just their fourth win in 19 games against the Rangers this season. He got one and put a great swing on it. Profar similar, looking for a ball up that he could attack.
“These guys play complete games across the way and we haven’t been able to solve them”, Hinch said.
Pitching: Derek Holland allowed three runs in the first two innings before settling into a groove and pitching into the sixth inning. He retired nine consecutive batters two outs into the fifth inning, recording five strikeouts along with way. Pinch runner Delino DeShields scored two batters later on a single by Jonathan Lucroy. “I didn’t make the pitches when I needed to so I’m just going to take the good from the bad and just bounce back for the guys next time”.
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“Obviously I didn’t perform very well”, Holland said. The first step came late Tuesday night when Rangers manager Jeff Banister adjusted his rotation by naming left-hander Derek Holland (7-7, 4.74 ERA) the starter for the series finale.
