HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis Garc\u00eda added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The Rangers jumped on Lance McCullers Jr. (2-4) early. There were two outs with the bases loaded in the first when Evan Carter\u2019s single to right field knocked in a pair to put the Rangers up 2-0.<\/p>\n
The AL West-leading Astros cut the deficit to 2-1 when Cam Smith scored on a groundout in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n
Garc\u00eda homered for a second straight game with one out in the third that made it 3-1. Carter walked with two outs before a single from Jake Burger. Jonah Heim\u2019s double to right field scored them both to extend the lead to 5-1.<\/p>\n
McCullers allowed six hits and five runs in three innings as Houston\u2019s losing streak reached a season-high four games.<\/p>\n
Langford\u2019s blast came with two outs in the seventh to push the lead to 7-3.<\/p>\n
Jack Leiter (5-6) yielded five hits and three runs while striking out six in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
Christian Walker singled to open Houston\u2019s fourth before Victor Caratini\u2019s home run to right field got the Astros within 5-3.<\/p>\n
Burger was replaced in the middle of the sixth inning with discomfort in his left quad.<\/p>\n
Houston\u2019s top prospect, second baseman Brice Matthews, went 0 for 4 with with three strikeouts in his major league debut.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Heim\u2019s two RBI double in the third that pushed the lead to four.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
The Rangers forced McCullers to throw 36 pitches in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.90 ERA) opposes RHP Jacob deGrom (9-2, 2.29) when the series continues Saturday.<\/p>\n