The Texas Rangers 11-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Friday when the Houston Astros beat them 7-4.The good news is, Josh Hamilton's hitting streak is still alive and extended to 19 games. In a row. The outfielder had three more knocks in the game, but it wasn't enough to keep his team rolling.
The 44-29 Rangers' last suffered defeat on June 11 when the Brewers beat them 6-2 in Milwaukee, kicking off their 15-game stretch against NL opponents.
The game was actually pretty exciting: Ian Kinsler was ejected by plate umpire Eric Cooper after flipping his bat, helmet and shin guard on a called third strike; there were not one, but two Rangers errors on one play, and manager Ron Washington got pretty wound up when a fastball from reliever Alexi Ogando knocked Cooper to the ground. It was kind of a mess.
The Rangers will try to start another streak during game two of the three-game series against the Astros Saturday afternoon at 3:05pm ET.
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