The Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros after Wyatt Langford had four hits on Friday in a 7-3 win over the Astros.

First baseman Jake Burger left Friday’s game with what was described as left quadriceps discomfort.

Leiter, the Rangers’ rookie right-hander, held the Astros hitless into the seventh inning at Globe Life Field in May. His first batter Friday dashed any hope of a repeat. Isaac Paredes bounced a leadoff single up the middle to begin the bottom of the first. A walk and two groundouts produced Houston’s first run.

Players and staff for the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will wear specially designed batting practice shirts to show support for Central Texas flood victims ahead of the clubs’ series opener on Friday at Daikin Park,

Dane Dunning, who got the final two outs on Thursday after throwing 37 pitches two days before, was optioned back to Triple-A Round Rock in favor of fresher Caleb Boushley. Consider it turnabout being fair play.

Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw with Barnsely in a pre-season friendly at St George's Park as forwards Hamza Igamane and Cyriel Dessers were again missing from the squad. Both had missed last weekend's 2-2 draw with Club Brugge at Ibrox, with Dessers nursing an ankle knock and visa issues preventing Igamane's involvement.

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Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Astros last night, 7-3. Evan Grant writes about the Rangers defeating both the Astros and Angels owner Arte Moreno after a sleepless night of travel. Jack Leiter earned his first win since May 30 with the help of Kyle Higashioka.

Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri was delaying Djeidi Gassama's transfer to Rangers, despite the 21-year-old Mauritanian having agreed personal terms and undergone a medical, as he was hoping to agree a sale of the club so the winger did not have to be sold. (Sheffield Star)