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Two of the more recent World Series champions do battle in Texas when the Texas Rangers visit the Houston Astros in an American League West matchup. The Astros, who won the World Series in 2022, sit atop the AL West while the Rangers,

Leiter, the Rangers’ rookie right-hander, held the Astros hitless into the seventh inning at Globe Life Field in May. His first batter Friday dashed any hope of a repeat. Isaac Paredes bounced a leadoff single up the middle to begin the bottom of the first. A walk and two groundouts produced Houston’s first run.

The Rangers began an incredibly important series against the Astros with another encouraging night at the plate.

HOUSTON (AP) — Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis García added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Wyatt Langford disparó un cuadrangular entre los cuatro imparables con los que igualó la mejor marca en su carrera, el cubano Adolis García

Before Friday’s game, both teams wore T-shirts honoring the victims of the tragic flood that ravaged Kerr County.