Yordan Alvarez hit a 117 mph homer for the Houston slugger's hardest shot of the season, Yusei Kikuchi struck out eight pitching into the sixth inning and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday.
The victory clinched the season series for the Astros for the eighth consecutive year in a decisive final regular-season meeting between last season's AL Championship Series opponents and the past two World Series champions. The Texas rivals split the first 12 meetings, including the first two in this series.
Alvarez's solo shot for his 22nd homer and second in as many games was a liner into the Texas bullpen in deep right-center field for a 2-0 lead in the third.
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