Houston Astros’ Zack Short celebrates after hitting a game-winning RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Houston Astros’ Zack Short, center, is sprayed with water by Mauricio Dubón (14) as he celebrates after hitting a game-winning RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Texas Rangers’ Marcus Semien (2) scores as Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz waits for the throw during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Texas Rangers’ Marcus Semien (2) celebrates with Adolis GarcÃa after hitting a home run against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Houston Astros’ Mauricio Dubón celebrates after hitting a home run against the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Zack Short hits an RBI single in 11th inning to lift Astros over Rangers 5-4
HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night.
Houston Astros’ Zack Short celebrates after hitting a game-winning RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night.
Short hit a 1-1 pitch to right field off Hoby Milner after Robert Garcia (1-5) walked two to load the bases.
Texas took a 4-3 lead when Adolis GarcÃa hit the first pitch from Bennett Sousa (3-0) for a single — scoring automatic runner Marcus Semien.
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Kyle Higashioka hit a solo home run off Josh Hader with two outs in the ninth to tie it 3-3. It was the first blown save for Hader after 25 straight to begin the season.
Jose Altuve hit his 17th homer — a two-out solo shot in the first off Jacob deGrom to tie it 1-1 after the Rangers scored an unearned run on Framber Valdez’s wild pitch.
Yainer Diaz homered for the 14th time for a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Mauricio Dubón hit his sixth homer off Jacob Webb for a 3-1 lead in the seventh.
Semien hit his 11th homer to cut it to 3-2 in the eighth.
Valdez allowed an unearned run on four hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in six innings. The Astros have won his last 12 starts with him getting the win in nine of them.
DeGrom allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in six innings with eight strikeouts.
The Rangers struck out 19 times — two short of the club record for an extra-inning game.
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Key moment
Short entered as a pinch runner in the ninth and was just 4 for 17 before his game winner.
Key stat
Houston hasn’t lost a season series with division rival Texas since 2016.
Up next
Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-3, 1.62 ERA) starts Sunday’s rubber game opposite Astros RHP Hunter Brown (9-3, 2.21).
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