ARLINGTON, Texas — Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia within the eighth inning after rookie Jack Leiter misplaced a no-hit bid within the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Leiter gave up Yainer Diaz’s solo homer with two outs within the seventh as Houston trimmed its deficit to 3-1. The 25-year-old right-hander was changed after consecutive delicate singles from Jake Meyers and Cam Smith to start out the eighth.
Texas reliever Chris Martin got here on for Leiter however threw only one pitch earlier than leaving with an obvious damage.
Garcia (1-2) obtained two outs earlier than Paredes’ drive — his seventh homer — barely cleared the wall and the glove of a leaping Wyatt Langford close to the foul line in left.
Leiter was searching for his fourth win of the season, and second in a row, having defeated the Colorado Rockies final Tuesday. He struck out 4 Astros and completed his day having thrown 87 pitches.
Josh Hader struck out two in an ideal ninth for his eleventh save because the Texas rivals cut up their four-game sequence.
Houston left-hander Framber Valdez (3-4) opened with three excellent innings in his first assembly with the Rangers since dropping a no-hitter with two outs within the ninth on the identical mound final August.
The Rangers began the fourth with consecutive singles from Sam Haggerty, Langford and Josh Jung, who drove house Haggerty in a three-run inning for Texas.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
