Two swings Sunday spurred the Houston Astros. One averted disgrace. The other erased a deficit. Yainer Diaz delivered the former, a home run that broke up a deep no-hit bid. Isaac Paredes provided the latter,

Joc Pederson broke a tie with a two-run home run in the sixth inning, Wyatt Langford hit a solo shot in a two-run seventh and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Saturday night. Tyler Mahle (5-1) allowed the one run over six innings,

Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas rookie Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.