July 13, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers Center Fielder Ivan Carter (32) made a double hit against Houston Astro during the fourth innings at Dikin Park. Compulsory Credit: Eric Williams-Imgon Picture Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semian handled one-face, while Nathan Ewaldi capted its first half with another quality start as Texas Rangers claimed a three-game rubber match against Houston Astros with a 5–1 win on Sunday.
The Rangers completed the 10-game road trip at 5-5 at 5-5 at 5-5 by riding Eldie on Astro All-Star Right-Hand Hunter Brown (9-4) and 7? Innings, his longest outing since Cincinnati Reds’s four-hit shutouts on 1 April. Evaldi (7-3) threw 102 pitches, for 73 strikes.
After Isaac Paradees (Double) and Cam Smith (Walk), Ewaldie arrived safely to open the frame at the bottom of the first innings.
After Jose Altuve inspired Ewaldie a double play groundout, Rangers Ivan Carter ended the innings with a dazzling catch at the Center Field.
Eovaldi faced a batsman in the next four innings. Astros Shortstop Zack Short pushed a homer in the left area to move forward with the sixth innings, but Ewaldi replied to four of the next five batsmen, out of the next five batsmen and facing the last six.
He allowed five hits in his 10th quality of the year at the beginning of eight and one run on one walk.
Ewaldi improved 3–0 with 1.66 ERA in four since his return from the injured list.
Carter followed a leadoff walk from Visht Langford in the second, with a triple in the Right-Feel Corner with a run-scoring triple. Three batsmen later, Ezequiel Duran dropped the right-field line double, scoring Carter and extended the Texas lead 2–0.
Garcia left his 13th domestic run, two-out solo shot of the season, for a 3–0 lead in the third. Carter doubled and scored in the fourth when Alejandro Osuna raised a sacrifice fly to the right.
Brown scored four runs on five hits and walked two with eight strikes in five innings. He scored 10 runs in his last two beginnings of the first half after giving seven runs out of his last seven runs.
Semian shut down Astro Reliler Kaleb Ort in eighth place for the 250th home run of his career.
Astro concluded the first half with 1-5 homestand.
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