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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.

But over a decade ago, the Astros had considered trading away Altuve for a player from the Kansas City Royals. And on the Crush City Territory podcast with Chandler Rome and Tyler Stafford, former Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow revealed the story behind such trade rumors.

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

Two days after he was forced to leave the game before first pitch, Jake Meyers was put on the IL with a calf strain.

Prior to Friday's game at Daikin Park, players, coaches and staff from Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will wear special shirts during batting practice to show support for those affected by the devastating flooding in Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend.

Before Friday’s game, both teams wore T-shirts honoring the victims of the tragic flood that ravaged Kerr County.

If you need a reminder how quickly a player taken in the MLB Draft can impact a Major League club, Astros right fielder Cam Smith is a prime example. Smith, drafted No. 14 overall by the Cubs last year,