Winning pitcher: Colby Lewis. Losing pitcher: Brad Peacock
Final: Castro strikes out to end the game. Rangers win by a score of 4-0.
Bottom 9th, 2 outs: Fowler strikes out swinging. Castro now up to bat as the Astros are down to their final out of the game.
Bottom 9th, 1 out: Joakim Soria is on to pitch. Freezes Villar with a 70mph curveball for his first strikeout. Altuve follows that with a double to right field. Fowler now up to bat.
Middle 9th: Clemens comes on and gets Andrus to groundout to second base and Beltre to strikeout swinging to end the top of the 9th inning. Last chance for Houston; Villar, Altuve and Fowler due up for the Astros in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Top 9th, 1 out: Downs gets Choo to groundout. Paul Clemens is now on to pitch for the Astros.
End 8th: Guzman strikes out swinging to end the inning.
Bottom 8th, 2 outs: Carter strikeouts. Jesus Guzman is on to pinch-hit for Alex Presley. Runners at the corners.
Bottom 8th, 1 out: Springer singles to left field. Dominguez advances to third base. Runners at the corners for Chris Carter - who is now batting. Rangers bring in Neal Cotts to pitch for Nick Martinez.
Bottom 8th, 1 out: Dominguez advances to second base on a wild pitch by Martinez. 3-1 count to Springer.
Bottom 8th, 1 out: Matt Dominguez signles up the middle for his second hit of the night to leadoff the bottom of the 8th inning. That's followed by a flyout by Krauss to right field. Springer now at the plate.
Middle 8th: Downs gets Odor to popup to end the top of the 8th inning.
Top 8th, 1 out: Downs gets pinch-hitter Michael Choice to strikeout swinging to leadoff the 8th inning.
Top 8th: Darin Downs now pitchng for the Astros.
End 7th: Martinez gets Castro to strikeout looking to end the inning.
Bottom 7th, 2 outs: Fowler draws a walk. Jason Castro is up to bat now with runners at first and second base.
Bottom 7th, 2 outs: Altuve flys out to the warning tracks in right field. Fowler up to bat now.
Bottom 7th, 1 out: Villar singles to left field. Altuve up to bat now.
Middle 7th: Zeid gets Rios to strikeout swinging to end the Top of the 7th inning.
Top 7th, 2 outs: Zeid gets Beltre to strikeout swinging on a 96mph fastball.
Top 7th: Josh Zeid is now pitching for the Astros.
End 6th:Carter grounds out to the pitcher to end the inning. Rangers 4, Astros 0.
Bottom 6th, 2 outs: Colby Lewis is done for the night. Exits the game with eight strikeouts. Was at 108 pitches. Nick Martinez now pitching for Texas.
Bottom 6th, 2 outs: Springer with a base hit to left field. Springer advances to second base on fielding error. Dominguez goes to thrid base. Chris Carter now batting.
Bottom 6th, 1 out: Awkward play at second base by Odor. Dominguez grounds a ball to him, and the ball gets stuck in Odor's jersey. Dominguez awarded a hit.
Bottom 6th, 1 out: Jason Castro grounds into the shift to leadoff the bottom of the 6th inning. Colby Lewis now at 97 pitches.
Middle 6th: Peacock gets Choo to strikeout swinging and extends his career-high in strikeouts to eleven. At 106 pitches, Peacock may be done for tonight.
Top 6th, 2 outs: Peacock gets Chirinos to strikeout swinging, tying his career-high of ten strikeouts. However, Odor follows that with his first Major League homer. Peacock now at 100 pitches. Rangers 4, Astros 0.
End 5th: Odor robs Fowler of a base hit with a diving stop at second base, and is able to nail Fowler at first base. Colby Lewis is now at 91 pitches.
Bottom 5th, 2 outs:Altuve snaps Lewis' strikeout streak with a single to center field.
Bottom 5th, 2 outs: Villar strikes out looking. Lewis now with a season-high eight strikeouts. He's struckout four consecutive Astros' batters.
Bottom 5th, 1 out:Lewis gets Alex Presly to strikeout swinging to leadoff the top of the 6th inning. Lewis now has a season-high seven strikeouts tonight and has throw 77 pitches.
Middle 5th: Peacock gets Mitch Moreland to strikeout swinging. Peacock now has nine strikeouts and has thrown 89 pitches tonight.
Top 5th, 2 outs: Peacock gets Rios to strikeout swinging for the third time tonight. Peacock now has eight strikeouts tonight.
Top 5th, 1 out: Prince Fielder hits a bloop single to left field. Alex Rios now at the plate with men at first and second base.
Top 5th, 1 out: Beltre beats the Astros' infield shift with a ground ball to left field for a single.
Top 5th, 1 out: Elvis Andrus grounds out to leadoff the 5th inning. Beltre now at the plate.
End 4th: Chris Carter strikes out swinging to end the 4th inning. Colby Lewis now has six strikeouts tonight.
Bottom 4th, 2 outs: Springer strikes out swinging for the second time tonight. Has now struckout 39 times in his first 95 Major League at-bats.
Bottom 4th, 1 out: Marc Krauss singles to right field. George Springer up to bat now.
Middle 4th: Peacock gets Shin-Soo Choo to flyout to center field to end the inning. Peacock once again limits the damage and aviods a big inning.
Top 4th, 2 outs: Jose Altuve seemed to have been injured trying to dive for Odor's groundball up the middle. He was checked out by the trainers, but will remain in the game.
Top 4th, 2 outs: Peacock issues his second walk of the game to Robinson Chirinos. Rougned Odor followed that with an RBI-single up the middle - his first Major League RBI. Rangers 3, Astros 0.
Top 4th, 2 outs: Peacock gets Leonys Martin to strikeout swinging. Peacock now with a season-high seven strikeouts tonight.
Top 4th, 1 out: Mitch Moreland beats the Astros' infield shift with a groundball to left field for a single.
Top 4th, 1 out: Peacock starts of the 4th inning by getting Alex Rios to strikeout swinging for the second time tonight. Peacock now has six strikeouts tonight.
End 3rd:Astros attempt a double steal, but Dexter Fowler is tagged out at second base to end the 3rd inning. Rangers 2, Astros 0.
Bottom 3rd, 1 out:Lewis issues his second walk of the inning. This time to Dexter Fowler.
Bottom 3rd, 1 out:Villar steals 2nd base. His tenth of the season. 31st first for the Astros as a team this year.
Bottom 3rd, 0 outs:Villar draws a leadoff walk. Altuve up to bat. Colby Lewis is at 44 pitches following his walk issued to Villar.
Middle 3rd: Peacock gets Prince Fielder to groundout to end the inning and limit the damage. Villar, Altuve and Fowler are due up for the Astros in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
Top 3rd, 2 out:Adrian Beltre hits his third homer of the year, giving the Rangers a 2-0 lead.
Top 3rd, 1 out: Peacock's strikeout streak comes to an end, as Shin-Soo Choo hits a groundball up that trickles into the outfield for a single.
Top 3rd, 1 out: Peacock has now struckout five consecutive Rangers.
Bottom 2nd inning, 1 out: George Springer has now struckout 38 times in his first 94 career at-bats in the Majors.
Middle 2nd inning: Brad Peacock strikes out the side in order in the top of the second inning. He has now punched out four consecutive Rangers' batters.
End of 1st inning: Jose Altuve was caught stealing for the third time this season, which is a team-high.
End of 1st inning:Despite Jose Altuve extending his hitting streak to five games and Dexter Fowler hitting a triple, the Astros were unable to score in the bottom of the first inning.
Middle 1st inning: Brad Peacock gets Alex Rios to strikeout swinging and escapes the first inning.
Top of the 1st inning, 1 out: Elvis Andrus extends his hitting strerak to nine games with his tenth double of the season.
7:12pm CT:Great baseball weather here tonight under the roof at Minute Maid. 73 degrees inside Minute Maid Park.
7:11pm CT:19 of the Astros' 24 errors this season have been committed at Minute Maid Park.
7:10pm CT:Brad Peacock's first pitch is clocked at 91mph , and we're underway here at Minute Maid Park.
7:08pm CT:The Rangers have won the last seven series played at Minute Maid Park.
6:44pm CT:The Rangers are 61-33 all-time against the Astros. Their .649 all-time win% against the Astros is their best all-time win% against any team in the Majors (min. 50 games played).
6:41pm CT: The Rangers have won 19 of their last 21 games against the Astros.
6:06pm CT: Rangers' batting order: Choo LF; Andrus SS; Beltre 3B; Fielder 1B; Rios RF; Moreland DH; Martin CF; Chirinos C; Odor 2B
6:04pm CT: Astros' batting order: Altuve 2B; Fowler CF; Castro C; Dominguez 3B; Krauss 1B; Springer RF; Carter DH; Presley LF; Villar SS
6:00pm CT: The Astros are 3-9 in one-run games this season, including 1-2 against the Rangers. Both of the Astros' losses to the Rangers have been by 1-0 scores.
5:59pm CT:Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez is batting .311 with four walks, five doubles, a homer and three RBIs in his last 12 games. He enters tonight with a six-game hitting streak, batting .360 in that span.
5:57pm CT:Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been heating up as of late. He enters the series against the Rangers on a four-game hitting streak. He is batting .438 with two doubles and two walks during that span.
5:54pm CT:The Rangers will send right-handed pitcher Colby Lewis to the mound tonight. He's is coming off his worst start of the season in which he gave up a career-high-tying 12 hits and seven earned runs in just 3 2/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. He's 2-2 with a 6.12 ERA on the season.
5:51pm CT:The Astros will send right-handed pitcher Brad Peacock to the mound tonight. He is 0-3 and is sporting a 5.01 ERA so far this season.
5:49pm CT: The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will begin their three-game series tonight at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.