McCormick has 6 RBIs, Díaz hits game-winning single to lead Astros past Rangers
HOUSTON (AP) — Chas McCormick homered with a career-high six RBIs earlier than a tiebreaking RBI single by Yainer Díaz with one out within the ninth lifted the Houston Astros to a 10-9 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday evening.
The victory strikes Houston inside 2 video games of the Rangers, who lead the AL West.
Rookie Alex Speas (0-2) walked Kyle Tucker to begin the ninth earlier than McCormick walked with one out. Díaz then lined his single to proper area and Tucker slid in simply earlier than the tag to set off Houston’s celebration.
The play was reviewed and upheld.
Ryan Pressly (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
The Rangers led 9-6 when Aroldis Chapman walked consecutive batters with one out within the seventh earlier than McCormick linked on a three-run shot to left-center to tie it.
Josh Jung and Josh H. Smith each homered for the Rangers, who’ve dropped three of their final 4 after successful six straight after the All-Star break.
It was tied at 6 getting into the seventh earlier than Travis Jankowski singled and moved to second on an error by Jake Meyers on the play. Nathaniel Lowe walked earlier than a single by Jung.
Phil Maton then walked Jonah Heim to present Texas a 7-6 lead and finish his evening.
Ryne Stanek took over and retired Duran earlier than his bases-loaded walked of Mitch Garver despatched house one other run. The Rangers prolonged the result in 9-6 on a sacrifice fly by Leody Taveras.
Texas starter Jon Gray allowed seven hits and 6 runs with six strikeouts in 5 innings to stay winless since June 2.
Houston’s Brandon Bielak gave up six hits and 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Lowe walked with two outs within the first earlier than Jung’s twentieth house run made it 2-0.
Mauricio Dubón and Alex Bregman hit consecutive singles to begin Houston’s first earlier than Kyle Tucker walked to load the bases. Gray then walked José Abreu to ship a run house and lower the result in 2-1.
McCormick then smacked a double to middle filed to attain two and put the Astros up 3-2. There was one out within the inning when Jeremy Peña grounded out to attain Abreu and push the result in 4-2.
Bielak walked Brad Miller and Taveras with one out within the second. Smith then reached on a fielding error by Abreu that allowed Miller to attain to get Texas inside 4-3. An RBI single by Jankowski with two outs tied it earlier than Lowe’s single put the Rangers on high 5-4.
Smith despatched Bielak’s first pitch of the fourth inning to the seats in proper area to make it 6-4.
Bregman and Tucker each singled with no outs within the fifth earlier than a stroll by Abreu loaded the bases. A sacrifice fly by McCormick scored Bregman earlier than a sacrifice fly by Díaz despatched one other run house to tie it at 6-all.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: OF Adolis García was out for a second straight recreation after being hit on the suitable hand by a pitch Saturday. Manager Bruce Bochy mentioned García nonetheless couldn’t grip a bat and that he was day after day.
Astros: Manager Dusty Baker mentioned DH Yordan Alvarez is doing effectively and will come off the injured checklist within the subsequent day or two. Alvarez hasn’t performed since injuring his proper indirect June 8. … 2B Jose Altuve labored out on the sphere earlier than Monday’s recreation and Baker mentioned he may not have to go on a rehabilitation project earlier than returning. Altuve hasn’t performed since injuring his left indirect throughout batting follow July 4.
UP NEXT
RHP J.P. France (5-3, 3.13 ERA) begins for Houston when the sequence continues Tuesday evening. The Rangers haven’t introduced a starter.
