Rangers drop 8 runs on Astros immediately after no-hitter in historic response not seen in MLB since 1905

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The Texas Rangers responded perfectly after finding themselves on the wrong side of a no-hitter.

The Rangers, after the Houston Astros completed a combined no-hitter against them on Monday night, absolutely erupted at the start of Tuesday’s contest between the two teams. The Rangers scored eight runs in the first inning of the game at Globe Life Field to take a massive lead right away. That was more than enough to lead them to the 10-7 win.

According to Elias, the Rangers are now the first team in more than 120 years to score eight or more runs in the first inning following a game in which they were no-hit. The last team to pull that off was the Chicago White Sox back in 1905. 

The Rangers ran up the score immediately on Tuesday. Jake Burger hit a two-run single to center to get things started. Evan Carter then hit a two-RBI triple, and Ezequiel Duran then hit him in with a double. 

Finally, Joc Pederson cleared the bases with a deep shot to right field. That was his fourth home run of the season, and gave the Rangers an 8-0 lead. 

In total, Astros starter Jason Alexander gave up six hits and nine runs before he was pulled after the sixth inning.

The Astros did narrow the gap a bit late, thanks to a pair of runs in the eighth and a solo home run from Jeremy Peña in the ninth, but the comeback attempt started just too late. The opening inning was just too much for them to overcome.

That all came after Tatsuya Imai led the Astros on a three-pitcher combined no-hitter on Monday night. Imai pitched six no-hit innings on Monday night in a 9-0 win over the Rangers. Steven Okert and Alimber Santa came in for three innings of relief to complete the no-hitter, which was the first in Major League Baseball since 2024.

The Rangers’ win on Tuesday snapped a four-game losing skid, and brought them to 25-29 on the season. While they are still sitting in third in the AL West race, the no-hitter is clearly behind them. They made sure to get that done instantly.