HOUSTON (Interstat) — Steven Okert threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday at Daikin Park. Houston jumped ahead with a run in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth. Texas scored once in the third, twice in the fourth and once in the sixth but never led. The Astros outhit the Rangers 9-7. Josh Hader struck out one in a perfect ninth for his 15th save. Okert (5-1) got the win with two strikeouts. Jacob deGrom (7-7) took the loss. Ronel Blanco gave up five hits and three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings for Houston. Elias Diaz hit a two-run homer for Texas. Tyler Alexander, Cole Winn, Peyton Gray and Chase Silseth combined for scoreless relief for Texas; Alexander and Silseth each struck out two. Bryan Abreu and Bennett Sousa each struck out one in relief for Houston. Houston has won two straight in the series. Attendance was 38,461, and the game lasted 2:57.