Astros use big 7th inning to pound Rangers, 8-2

Starter Hunter Brown worked a career-high seven innings and the host Houston Astros batted around in the seventh inning of their 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Brown (2-0) limited the Rangers to two unearned runs on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts. He faced the minimum over his last three innings after recording inning-ending strikeouts of Josh Jung and Leody Taveras in the third and fourth.

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