The Rangers nearly pulled off a historic win in Houston, but not the type of history they would’ve wanted to repeat.

HOUSTON (AP) — Wyatt Langford homered with a career-high tying four hits and Adolis García added a solo shot to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Brice Matthews, who was originally set to play in the All-Star Futures game in Atlanta, was happy to make the trip back to Houston for his MLB debut.

García, who is in the process of getting his season back on track, hears from Astros fans every time he steps to the plate in Houston.

McCullers' struggles on the season continued as he failed to make it through five innings for the sixth time in 10 starts this season. He needed 83 pitches to get through three innings, an alarming level of inefficiency,

The Rangers dealt them a 7-3 loss at Daikin Park in the opener of the teams' final series before the All-Star break, one that produced the Astros' longest skid of their first half. Houston, swept by the Guardians to start this homestand,

Marcus Semien went 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored and Adolis Garcia homered and had two hits and three RBIs as the Texas Rangers used a seven-run third inning to cruise to an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.