ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hunter Brown threw six shutout innings to outpitch Jacob deGrom while Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez each had solo home runs and two RBI as the Houston Astros pulled away late to beat the Texas Rangers 11-0 on Saturday night.

The Astros (78-65) lead the AL West by 3 1/2 games over Seattle. The Rangers (73-70) are 1 1/2 games behind the Mariners, who hold the league’s final wild card.

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