HOUSTON -- The first seven innings belonged exclusively to Rangers starter Colby Lewis. The bench-clearing fracas in the top of the ninth inning made for good theater.
But what really created some excitement at Minute Maid Mark on Saturday night was the Astros eighth-inning rally, the Rangers response in the ninth with two more runs and one more rally by the home team in the bottom of the inning.
HOUSTON -- Words were shouted, shoves were exchanged, benches emptied and tempers flared. And the rivalry between the Astros and Rangers is alive and well.