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Rangers beat Astros 7-5 in first meeting of the year behind homers from Fielder, Moreland

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers homered twice for the first time in the same game to open the season series with the Houston Astros with a 7-5 win Tuesday night at Globe Life Park. Prince Fielder's two-run homer ignited a three-run first inning and Mitch Moreland's homer in the seventh gave the Rangers a three-run cushion.

The Astros started their scoring in the second inning with three consecutive doubles to score twice against Rangers starter Derek Holland, who had thrown 43 pitches combined his first two frames. He settled down, however, and left leading 4-2 after five innings and 105 pitches. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out five.

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However, the Rangers bullpen faltered in the seventh. After recording two outs in the seventh, Keone Kela gave up solo homers to Jose Altuve and George Springer as the Astros pulled to within 6-4. The Rangers were able to hold on and close out the game, despite giving up one run in the top of the ninth.

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Fielder's two-run homer to the right-field porch spurred on a three-run first inning against Astros starter Scott Feldman. Consecutive singles by Adrian Beltre, Moreland and Ian Desmond set up Beltre scoring on Rougned Odor's fielder's choice.

Desmond doubled off the top of the center field wall with one out in the third and scored on Odor's single to right to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead. Texas added two more in the sixth when the first four batters reached against Josh Fields, including run-scoring doubles by Elvis Andrus and Brett Nicholas.

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Moreland hit a line-drive homer just over the wall in right in the seventh to push the lead back to 7-4.