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- Updated: April 20, 2016
ARLINGTON — Elvis Andrus, batting with a runner at second and no outs in the sixth, crushed a high drive to deep left and immediately went into his home run trot. But the ball hit off the top of the left-field wall, and Andrus had to bust it to get to second base for a double.
He caught plenty of grief from his teammates, especially best friend/archnemesis Adrian Beltre.
“We run hard out of the box,” manager Jeff Banister said. “Elvis knows that.”
That minor contretemps aside, the Rangers were able to thoroughly enjoy themselves on Tuesday night by taking Game 1 of their three-game series against the Astros with a 7-5 victory at Globe Life Park.
“It’s always good to get a win, especially the first game of a series,” said closer Shawn Tolleson …
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