The Houston Astros made it hard for the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the ALCS, but the latter kept their win streak intact as they took a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Texas Rangers moved their postseason win streak to seven straight games as they won Game 2 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros on Monday night, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park. There was no offense coming from the Astros on Sunday to begin the series, but they made things interesting for the Rangers, who have yet to experience a loss in October after facing the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles.
Jeremy Pena, the first hitter for Houston to begin the bottom of the ninth, scared Rangers closer Jose Leclerc when he hit one to deep right field. But the ball died for right fielder Adolis Garcia to haul it in for a loud out No. 1. Yainer Diaz ended up grounding out to third baseman Josh Jung, who slid to his left and threw it to first in one smooth motion. Jose Altuve then flew out to center field to cap another Rangers victory.
However, he also had nine strikeouts and lasted six full innings to move his postseason ERA to 2.29. The Rangers got on the scoreboard first in this one as Astros starter Framber Valdez committed a throwing error to first base on a Robbie Grossman ground ball, leading to Marcus Semien to cross home plate. That started a Rangers rally as Garcia singled in Corey Seager followed by Mitch Garver and Nathaniel Lowe RBI singles to put the Astros in a 4-0 hole before they got their first at-bats.
The Ranger will have Max Scherzer on the mound while the Astros will hand the ball to Cristian Javier on Wednesday.
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