Losers of four straight, and pretty much each of them a painful loss in one way or another, the Texas Rangers found themselves Friday facing the leader of their division and the defending world champions.
Naturally, it wasn’t even close.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, and Robinson Chirinos and Jurickson Profar also homered as the Rangers beat the Houston Astros.
Yovani Gallardo scattered two hits and four walks in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Chirinos’ blast was a two-run shot, and Profar matched Kiner-Falefa, Chirinos and Shin-Soo Choo with two RBIs.