ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Yordan Alvarez hit two solo home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the eighth inning, as the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park.

Alvarez’s second homer broke a 3-3 tie and gave him 20 on the season. Joc Pederson also homered twice for Texas, driving in two runs. Mike Burrows (3-6) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over seven innings with six strikeouts. Tyler Alexander (1-1) took the loss after giving up a run in one-third of an inning. Enyel De Los Santos recorded his fourth save with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

The Astros outhit the Rangers 8-6. Houston scored single runs in the second and fourth innings before a two-run eighth. Texas scored in the first, third and eighth. Attendance was 27,073, and the game lasted 2:39.

Houston improved to 25-32, while Texas fell to 25-30.