ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Evan Carter tripled, singled and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers stormed to an early lead and held off the Houston Astros 10-7 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers erupted for eight runs in the first inning, including Joc Pederson’s three-run homer and Carter’s two-run triple. Ezequiel Duran added a run-scoring double and later singled in a run. Houston answered with three runs in the third on Yordan Alvarez’s three-run homer, but Texas scored once in the third and once in the eighth to maintain control. Alvarez finished with two homers and four RBIs. Jeremy Peña and Cam Smith also homered for the Astros, who outhit Texas 8-9.

Jack Leiter (2-4) allowed four runs over six innings for the win. Jacob Latz earned his sixth save. Jason Alexander (1-1) took the loss. Attendance was 28,778 in a game lasting 2 hours, 25 minutes.

Texas improved to 25-29, while Houston dropped to 24-32.