Kyle Tucker hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and Cristian Javier won his first start of the season as the Houston Astros held off the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night. LevelUp Astros FortheH HTX KPRC2
Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker comes around on his swing in front of Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim, center, on a double in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. – Kyle Tucker hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and Cristian Javier won his first start of the season as the Houston Astros held off the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Tucker was a late addition to the starting lineup after manager Dusty Baker decided to move the outfielder's first off day this season from Wednesday to Thursday.After a mound visit from Rangers co-pitching coach Doug Mathis, Tucker scorched an 82 mph curveball to the gap in left-center with two outs off reliever Brett Martin . The ball rolled all the way to the wall to clear the bases. Martin allowed a single and a walk among the three previous batters in relief of starter Glenn Otto.
The Astros have won two straight for the third time this season, equaling their longest winning streak.Houston's 9-9 record is one game better than through 18 games last year, when the Astros were AL West champs for the fourth time in five seasons and went to the World Series.Chas McCormick hit the game’s first pitch from Otto 381 feet just beyond the right-field fence for an opposite-field home run, his first of the season. That snapped an 0-for-11 streak for McCormick.
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