Trailing Late
The Houston Astros entered the bottom of the ninth inning needing just one run to avoid defeat, but a single by Nimmo sealed a 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Sunday.
Houston had tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth inning when Higashioka homered to left field, a 366-foot shot. That home run erased Smith's earlier eighth-inning blast to left, which had measured 405 feet and given the Rangers a 5-4 lead.
Before that, Paredes had driven in two runs in the seventh with a single to center field, tying the game at 4-4. Dezenzo and Diaz scored on the play, with Alvarez advancing to second. Earlier in the seventh, Peña hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Wade Jr. to make it 2-4.
Rangers Take Lead
The Rangers initially trailed 3-0 after Pederson’s double in the second inning scored Carter and Lopez. Lopez had singled to right in the same frame, scoring Duran with Carter to third.
Altuve cut the deficit to 3-1 in the fourth with a home run to left center, measuring 387 feet. In the fifth, Nimmo tripled to right, scoring Jung to make it 4-1.
