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- Updated: August 6, 2016
HOUSTON — When three of the first four Rangers batters reached Friday against Astros starter Dallas Keuchel, it caused some anxiety in Houston’s dugout. It was only five days earlier Keuchel was rocked for six runs in the first inning in Detroit, and Keuchel needed to right the ship quickly.
The lefty retired Rougned Odor on a groundout to end the first, beginning a stretch of dominance that ended eight innings later when Keuchel polished off a three-hit shutout — his first since June 25, 2015 — in the Astros’ 5-0 win at Minute Maid Park.
“I hadn’t really felt well and this is the first start I knew going in that it was going to be good just because of the way my body felt, the way it was recovering in between workouts,” Keuchel said. “You kind of get that feeling that kind of the body’s turning around right in the nick of time for August and September. That’s going to be nice to see. It’s been a challenge so far, and I was just looking to get on board with some of the younger guys.”
Keuchel (7-11) retired 25 of the final 28 batters he faced to improve to 4-2 with a 3.13 …
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