I swear it wasn’t a replay! For the third game in a row, Kyle Tucker was the Astros’ hero to get the win, this time 3-2 against the Rangers in the series finale.
Tucker made the difference on Thursday with an eight-inning two-run homer as a pinch-hitter off reliever Matt Bush. The Astros have now won three in a row and their first series since the opening week matchup against the Angels (April 7-10).
Ironically, Rangers’ starter Martín Pérez had a perfect-game bid going until the seventh inning, when Chas McCormick led things off with a line-drive double to break the perfecto.