Astros 8, Rangers 5
- Well, I guess it was to be expected that the Rangers would lose at some point.
- This was a frustrating game. Max Scherzer, in his return to the mound for the first time in over a month, was knocked around. His velocity was there and his command didn’t seem to be that bad, but after a scoreless first inning he was, as he put it postgame, punished on some pitches by the Astros.
- The lesser lights of the bullpen got action and the Astros continued teeing off, though a number of balls found gloves.