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HOUSTON -- As surprised as many around baseball will be to wake up on Aug. 1 and see the Astros in first place in the American League West, those who have paid attention over the last decade should have known better. After falling 6 1/2 games out of first place
Read on MLB.comYainer Diaz homers as part of a four-hit night while Jeremy Peña adds three RBIs in the Astros' 11-2 win over the Rangers
Condensed Game: Joc Pederson and the Rangers take on Yainer Diaz and the Astros on July 31, 2026
Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker hit back-to-back home runs to push the Astros' lead in the bottom of the 5th inning
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