Add in a few doubles, including one by George Springer that should have been a home run, and the Astros won for the 11th time in 12 games with a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. SHORT HOPSThe Astros had a season high 13 strikeouts against the first three Rangers pitchers. He lost at the Rangers on April 3, when he allowed three runs and four hits over six innings. Rangers: Adrian Sampson (0-1, 5.93) makes his second start filling in the rotation spot of Edinson Volquez, who is on the injured list. Sampson allowed seven runs pitching into the seventh Sunday against Oakland.

Source: National Post April 20, 2019 03:33 UTC