With Houston losing two aces and coming off a series loss against the Los Angeles Angels, the Texas Rangers decided they needed to beat Houston to avenge the humiliation and pain Houston caused them so far this season in the first eight games between the two clubs. Texas never trailed in this game. Excellent pitching, balanced defense, and decent hitting paved the way to victory for the Rangers. In any case, they need to keep it up.
Darvish was on the mound for this game. He pitched 7.0 innings, allowing a season-low one hit, one run, and striking out four batters, improving to 6-4, thus snapping his two-game losing streak.