A matchup of the best pitcher in the American League thus far and a last-place team led to the exact opposite result you’d expect Monday night, a 2-1 Astros loss to the Rangers.
Dallas Keuchel was named the AL pitcher of the month hours before he threw eight innings of one-run ball with a season-high eight strikeouts at Minute Maid Park. But the soaring Astros (18-8), who were bidding for an 11th straight win that would’ve put them one off the franchise record of a dozen, finally let a game in which they held a lead out of their grasp.