Rangers score 8 runs in 1st inning a night after being no-hit - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning for Texas, a night after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the Rangers.

Texas' eight-run first was the second-largest for a team that went hitless in its previous game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Chicago White Sox had a nine-run first against the Boston Americans in the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 27, 1905, after getting no-hit by Bill Dinneen in the opener.

The Rangers' eight runs Tuesday night tied the Toronto Blue Jays on April 19 for the most by any team in a first inning this season. They would go on to beat the Astros 10-7, ending a season-high-matching four-game losing streak.

Pederson struck out to start the first against Houston starter Jason Alexander before the next six batters reached base.

The first Texas hit was a single by Brandon Nimmo, while Jake Burger had a two-run single and Evan Carter drove in two more with a bouncing triple past first baseman Christian Walker into the right-field corner. Ezequiel Duran brought home Carter with a double off the base of the wall in center.

Pederson drove a 1-2 fastball about a dozen rows into the seats in right field. The 399-foot homer was his fourth of the season.

Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa, who was making his major league debut, held Texas hitless in a 9-0 victory in the series opener on Monday night.

It was the first eight-run first inning for the Rangers since a 10-4 win at Detroit on April 21, 2012. Their most recent eight-run first at home came in a 9-0 victory over Tampa Bay on May 3, 2004, when Texas played at Globe Life Park, across the street from the current home of Globe Life Field.

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