Zack Short belts a solo homer to left field for his first home run with the Astros, putting Houston on the board in the 6th inning

HOUSTON (AP) Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night.

Zack Short, a Kingston High graduate from Hurley, is making an early impact with the Houston Astros following his July 2 call-up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Pressed into action after injuries sidelined key infielders,

Things couldn’t have worked out much better for the Astros through seven innings Saturday night against the Rangers. They had ridden the coattails of starting pitcher Framber Valdez for six innings, g