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Rangers Walk Off Astros in 12th as Rookie Dustin Harris Tightens AL West Race

Texas moved within four games of Houston with 20 to play, sharpening the stakes of five remaining head-to-head meetings.

Jose Altuve and the Astros failed to score in three different extra innings before losing to the Rangers in 12 on Friday in Arlington.
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve looks on at his line out to third in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Houston Astros' Carlos Correa celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Houston Astros' Jacob Melton, center, looks up as umpire Umpire Mike Muchlinski calls him out on a steal attempt at second as Texas Rangers' Cody Freeman (39) looks on in the 9th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Overview

  • The Rangers beat the Astros 4-3 on Dustin Harris’s game-ending double in the 12th inning after he was called up earlier in the day when Adolis García went on the injured list.
  • Texas sits four games behind Houston in the division and a half-game behind Seattle for the final AL wild-card spot after the Mariners lost in Atlanta.
  • Houston went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position, extending a weeks-long pattern of missed chances that has coincided with one of MLB’s highest swing and chase rates.
  • Merrill Kelly held Houston to one run over seven innings, and Lance McCullers Jr. took the loss after walking Wyatt Langford before Harris’s winning hit.
  • The Astros’ lineup remains in flux with Yordan Alvarez recently back and Jose Altuve frequently at DH, while the absence of patient hitter Isaac Paredes has tracked with a drop in run production since mid-July.