Isaac Paredes HR lifts Astros past Rangers 4-3 after Texas’

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)– Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas novice Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.Leiter quit Yainer Diaz’s solo homer with two outs in the seventh as Houston cut its deficit to 3-1. The 25-year-old right-hander was changed after consecutive soft songs from Jake Meyers and Web cam Smith to start the eighth.Advertisement Texas reducer Chris Martin began for Leiter however threw simply one pitch before entrusting to what the team said was ideal shoulder discomfort.Lefty Robert Garcia(1-2)got 2 outs before Paredes ‘drive– his seventh homer– barely cleared the wall and the glove

of a leaping Wyatt Langford near the foul line in left.Josh Hader set out two in a perfect ninth for his 11th conserve as the Texas rivals split a four-game series.Houston left-hander Framber Valdez(3-4)opened with three

ideal innings in his very first conference with the Rangers considering that losing a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth on the same mound last August.Advertisement The Rangers started the 4th with consecutive songs from Sam Haggerty, Langford and Josh Jung, who drove home Haggerty in a three-run inning for Texas.Key moment Jonah Heim hit a deep drive to right-center with two outs and two on in the eighth with Texas trailing by a run, but Meyers ran it down on the caution track.Key stat Leiter, the son of retired big league pitcher Al Leiter, pitched into the eighth for the first time in 13 major league starts over 2 seasons.Up next Houston novice LHP Colton Gordon(0-0, 6.23 PERIOD )is set for the opener of a series at Tampa Bay on Monday. Texas lefty Patrick Corbin (3-2, 3.35)is set for

the opener at

the New York Yankees on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb