Astros hold off Rangers 6-5 to keep pace in AL West and improve wild-card position

— Jeremy Peña went 3 for 3 with a walk and scored twice, Jose Altuve drove in two runs and the Houston Astros held on Tuesday night for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Sep 17, 2025, 09:36 am - AP
TEX
HOU
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10140000-6100
C. Gordon
win

C. Gordon5-4

3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB
M. Kelly
loss

M. Kelly12-8

3.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
B. Abreu
save

B. Abreu7

1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

TEXHOU
1stAltuve hit sacrifice fly to left, Peña scored.01
3rdWalker grounded out to third, Peña scored.02
4thDiaz doubled to left, Meyers scored, Caratini to third.03
4thSánchez singled to right, Caratini scored and Diaz scored.05
4thAltuve singled to left, Sánchez scored, Peña to second.06
5thFreeman homered to left center (373 feet).16
8thHeim homered to right (389 feet), Tellez scored.36
8thJung doubled to left, Higashioka scored.46
8thA. García singled to right, Jung scored, Osuna to third.56
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