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The Rangers began an incredibly important series against the Astros with another encouraging night at the plate.

Leiter, the Rangers’ rookie right-hander, held the Astros hitless into the seventh inning at Globe Life Field in May. His first batter Friday dashed any hope of a repeat. Isaac Paredes bounced a leadoff single up the middle to begin the bottom of the first. A walk and two groundouts produced Houston’s first run.

HOUSTON (AP) — Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis García added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

First baseman Jake Burger left Friday’s game with what was described as left quadriceps discomfort.

With the day off yesterday and teeing back into action tonight, the Silver Boot series rolls on as the Astros get ready to conclude the first half of the season taking on their interstate rival, the Texas Rangers.