After Josh Hader blew his first save of the season, the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers in 11 to end four-game losing streak.

Prior to Sunday’s matchup with the Texas Rangers, Astros GM Dana Brown provided an update on All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has been out since early-May with a hand fracture. Per Chandler Rome of The Athletic, Alvarez will be re-evaluated later this week. From there, the team will determine the next steps.

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

García, who is in the process of getting his season back on track, hears from Astros fans every time he steps to the plate in Houston.

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The Houston Astros are hoping that a return for power-hitting outfielder Yordan Alvarez will be on the horizon soon.

Prior to Friday's game at Daikin Park, players, coaches and staff from Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will wear special shirts during batting practice to show support for those affected by the devastating flooding in Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend.

Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each homered while Nathan Eovaldi capped his stellar first half with another quality start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.

Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes has withdrawn from next week's All-Star Game to address a family matter.

Fox's nationally-televised broadcast of the Houston Astros' 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday served as one such reminder, as the mics briefly gave fans a fly-on-the-wall experience for an exchange between home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi and the Astros dugout.