ARLINGTON, Texas When Mauricio Dubón saw he was batting ninth for the Houston Astros in the opener of their pivotal series against the Texas Rangers, he had a message for leadoff hitter Jose Altuve.
When Mauricio Dubón saw he was batting ninth for the Houston Astros in the opener of their pivotal series against the Texas Rangers, he had a message for leadoff hitter Jose Altuve. “I told him we were going to go back-to-back,” Dubón said. Altuve gave him a high-five, and then they went out and did just that — twice.
Mauricio Dubón and Jose Altuve twice hit back-to-back home runs, rookie catcher Yainer Diaz had a three-run shot to cap Houston s big seventh inning, and the Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 13-6 on Monday.