ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Brandon Nimmo’s two-run single in the ninth inning defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday at Globe Life Park, giving the Texas Rangers a 6-5 victory in the series finale before 33,804.

The Astros rallied to tie the game with four runs in the seventh, erasing a 4-1 deficit. Isaac Paredes delivered a two-run single and Jeremy Peña added a sacrifice fly. Cam Smith homered earlier for Houston.

Texas struck first with three runs in the second on Joc Pederson’s two-run double and Nicky Lopez’s RBI single. Nimmo tripled home a run in the fifth to make it 4-1.

In the ninth, Nimmo singled off Josh Hader, driving in Wyatt Langford and sending Josh Jung to third, ending the game. Hader took the loss; Jacob Latz earned the win with a scoreless eighth. MacKenzie Gore started for Texas and allowed one earned run over four innings with four strikeouts.

The Rangers improved to 49-47, while the Astros dropped to 47-51. The game lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes.