On paper, It looked like the Astros would win easily versus Rangers with Dallas Keuchel on the mound. Especially with Doug Fister starting for the Rangers. But, that’s why you play baseball games, anything can happen.
Keuchel was not terrible, but he did give up three runs in six innings pitched. Unfortunately, Fister contained the Astros offense until the fifth inning, where Max Stassi drove in a run with an RBI double. The big blow came in the seventh inning where Joe Smith, making his Astros debut, gave up two runs to extend the score to 5-1.