José Altuve doubled and Héctor Rondón saved

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Salvador Pérez arrived at eleven homers with Kansas City

     

Carlos Figueroa Ruiz.- José Altuve hit 4-2 to raise the average to .342, the second best in the American League and reliever Hector Rondón scored a save for the second day in a row, the Astros won 8-7. to the Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

Since May 25, Altuve has given 30 hits in 64 innings for .469 average in that space of 16 games. Sum 93 hits, leader in the Major Leagues. this Sunday he cheated his tenth base of the year and scored two runs to reach 601 for life.

Rondón prescribed three strikeouts in the ninth for his third rescue of the year. The other two pointed to them during the week: Saturday against Texas and Wednesday against Seattle.

Keone Kela incurred in balk that allowed Geprge Springer to be gummed with the difference race in the top of the ninth. The Cuban Yuli Gurriel led the offense by linking 5-4 with jopnrón and two RBIs.

For Houston, Marwin Gonzalez of 4-0 (.235). For Texas, Rougned Odor 4-2 (.221) with 2 runs and Carlos Perez 3-1 (.175) with two pushes, sacrifice, steal and turf.

Home of Salvador. In Oakland, the A's beat the Royals 3-2. Salvador Pérez tied his eleventh fly-by-the-year with Kansas City and hit .233. His teammate Alcides Escobar 4-0 (.218).

In Cincinnati, the Reds beat the Cardinals 6-for-3. For San Luis, José Martínez of 4-2 (.320). For Cincinnati, Eugenio Suarez 2-1 (.301) with RBI (48) and Jose Peraza 3-0 (.265).

In Toronto, the Blue Jays accounted for the Orioles by beating 13-3. For the Canadians, Yangervis Solarte of 5-3 (.256) with scored.

In Philadelphia, the Phillies dispatched the Brewers 4-3. For Milwaukee, Jesus Aguilar of 4-0 (.290), Manuel Piña of 3-0 (.213), Hernán Pérez of 1-0 (.243) and Orlando Arcia of 1-0 (.207). For Philadelphia, César Hernández 3-1 (.265) and Odúbel Herrera 4-0 (.288).