ARLINGTON -- George Springer hit his MLB-leading fifth leadoff homer, Yuli Gurriel slugged his way to four hits and Jose Altuve added three more hits to his already eye-popping road statistics.
But the Astros beat the Rangers, 8-7, on a … balk?
The Astros added a tie-breaking run in the ninth inning Sunday on a strange turn of events that involved an Evan Gattis check swing and an astute observation by AJ Hinch, who popped out of the dugout to point out that Rangers reliever Keona Kela did not stop during his delivery between setting up for the pitch and throwing it.