The Rangers homered five times, including four in the first four innings Tuesday night but it wasn’t enough. The Astros also had two homers, including a game-changing, go-ahead grand slam by Marwin Gonzalez in the eighth inning that lifted them to an 8-7 win at Minute Maid Park.
How Rangers pitchers fared: Alex Claudio pitched impressively over four-plus innings and left with a 5-3 lead after Marwin Gonzalez led off the fifth with a homer. Claudio retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced. Jose Altuve’s two-run homer pulled the Astros to within 5-2 in the fourth.