ASTROS STAY ON A RED-HOT ROLL; RANGERS GIVE UP ANOTHER GRAND SLAM IN LOSS

The Houston Astros continue their run as one of the hottest teams in baseball, downing Colorado, Friday, 10-6.

The Astros used a pair of five-run innings en route to their ninth win in their past 10 games.

Martin Moldonao’s two-run single and a two-run double from Jose Altuve helped the Astros jump out to a 5-0 lead in the second.

With the score 5-3, Houston erupted for five more runs in the fifth, keyed by a three-run home from Abraham Toro.

Enoli Peredes (1-0), the fifth of six Astro pitchers, got the win, while Ryan Pressley got hit third save.

Houston moves on to San Diego for a three-game weekend series, beginning Friday night at 8:10, with Astro Launch at 7:35 on KWHI AM 1280 and FM 101.7.

San Diego continued to abuse Ranger pitchers—especially with the bases loaded, on their way to an 8-7 win.

The Padres set a Major League record, launching a grand slam in their fourth-straight game—all against Rangers’ pitching.

Texas led 2-1 in the fifth, when San Diego loaded the bases and Eric Hosmer made history, sending Kyle Gibson’s pitch 388 feet into the stands.

The Rangers trailed 7-6 in the ninth, when Nick Solak knotted the game with a solo homer.

But in the tenth, an outfield error by Scott Heineman allowed the winning run to cross the plate.

The Rangers, who’ve lost five in a row, move on to Seattle for a three-game weekend series.