ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor knew the ball was going to the wall, and that Adrian Beltre was going to score the winning run from first base.
The Texas Rangers always seem to find a way to beat the Houston Astros.
Odor’s game-ending RBI double ricocheted off the wall and past left fielder Colby Rasmus, giving the Rangers a 6-5 victory on Monday night. They are 7-0 this season against the Astros, who have now lost 11 in a row on the road against their AL West and instate rivals.
“I’m just trying to put the ball in play and drive the run in,” said Odor, who also had a solo homer and a sacrifice fly in only his third game back since his seven-game MLB suspension for punching Toronto’s Jose Bautista in a testy game last month.