Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Box Score on Jun 13, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 13, 2017

HOUSTON -- Rougned Odor homered in consecutive plate appearances in the seventh and eighth innings as the Texas Rangers rallied from an early deficit to beat the slumping Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.

Odor went 3-for-4 with three RBIs including his 10th and 11th homers on the season. He pulled Texas (32-32) even with his leadoff shot in the seventh, drilling a first-pitch changeup from Chris Devenski into the first row of seats in right field.

With two outs in the eighth, Odor followed a single by Jonathan Lucroy with a two-run, opposite-field homer off Astros right-hander Luke Gregerson (2-2). Odor was also instrumental in the first run Texas scored off Astros starter Brad Peacock.

George Springer and Carlos Correa clubbed their 18th and 12th home runs in the first and fourth innings, respectively, for the Astros (44-22), whose offense stalled immediately thereafter. Rangers starter Nick Martinez induced nine groundball outs over six solid innings before Texas right-handers Jose Leclerc (1-1), Keone Kela and Matt Bush kept Houston at bay.

The Astros have lost six of eight games since their 11-game winning streak.

What was a promising start for Peacock did not yield the desired result of an individual victory. For the fourth time in his five starts since joining the rotation on May 22, Peacock failed to work the five innings needed to qualify for the win.

By the close of the third, he appeared to be cruising, posting seven strikeouts while sidestepping a pair of walks. He added two more strikeouts in the fifth to run his total to a season-high 10, but Peacock also surrendered his first hit, a leadoff single by Jonathan Lucroy, and then a second single from Odor.

Correa complicated matters by playing a sure out at second base into a bases-loaded jam for Peacock when he attempted to beat Odor to second base on a Jurickson Profar grounder up the middle. By eschewing the flip to Jose Altuve, who was covering the bag, Correa failed to record even one out. Two batters later, Peacock walked Shin-Soo Choo to force home Lucroy and slice the deficit.

Right-hander Will Harris entered and put out the fire, but Peacock was done after 4 2/3 innings having allowed one earned run on two hits and four walks.

NOTES: Astros OF Josh Reddick has not been cleared to resume baseball activities after suffering a concussion crashing into the outfield wall in the second inning on Monday night. Reddick is in the concussion protocol and faces additional tests before a decision will be made regarding a 7-day disabled list stint. ... The Rangers acquired LHP Joely Rodriguez from the Phillies for a player to be named or cash, and optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock. Rodriguez was 1-2 with a 6.33 ERA over 26 games with Philadelphia. ... Astros RHP Charlie Morton will play catch off a slope in the coming days, the next step of his throwing program central to his rehab. Morton was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right lat strain on May 25. ... Rangers OF Carlos Gomez is set for a rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Wednesday. Gomez, on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain since May 16, is scheduled to play seven innings.