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Justin Verlander had another great pitching job.
justin Verlander starred in He gave up another splendid outing to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. He hit six singles spread over as many scoreless innings, without giving walks, for his sixth win of the season, the most in the majors. Who came back? to launch this campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery, tied He posted his season high with eight strikeouts, and improved to 1.22 his ERA, which is also the most outstanding in the majors.
The Cuban Yordan & Aacute; two hits, including the second triple in his career, and finished & oacute; with an RBI, as the Astros took a 2-1 lead in this four-game series. two good defensive plays. he batted also a double and scored. in the fifth act, to help in the victory.
Jon Gray (1-2) allowed. six hits and two runs in six innings.
For the Rangers, Cubans Adolis García 4-2 with one RBI, Andy Ibáñez 3-0.
For the Astros, the Dominicans José; Siri 4-1 with a run scored, Jeremy Peña 3-1. The Cubans Álvarez 4-2 with an RBI, Yuli Gurriel 3-0, Aledmys Díaz 3-0.