HOUSTON (Interstat) — Spencer Arrighetti allowed one hit over 7⅓ scoreless innings and the Houston Astros shut out the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Friday night at Daikin Park. Attendance was 32,555. The game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.

Arrighetti (5-1) struck out five and walked none, retiring 11 straight batters. The only Rangers hit was a single off Arrighetti. Bryan King worked the final 1⅔ innings for his fourth save.

Jack Leiter (1-4) took the loss, giving up two runs on five hits in 5⅔ innings. Houston scored in the third on Isaac Paredes’ solo home run and added a run in the eighth on Braden Shewmake’s RBI single. Brice Matthews had two hits for the Astros.

Texas fell to 21-23, while Houston improved to 18-28. The two teams meet again Saturday in the second game of the series.