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Leody Taveras - Swipes fourth bag SundayTaveras went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Astros.

ImpactTaveras didn't provide much toward the Rangers' 13 runs, but he reached via walk in the second inning. He stole second base for his second steal in his last three games. The 22-year-old is slashing just .062/.129/.062 with one RBI, two runs and four steals in 70 plate appearances. He provides very little offense outside of his speed.

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Adolis García - Tallies five RBIGarcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, five RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Astros.

ImpactGarcia blasted a grand slam off Bryan Abreu in the fifth inning as a part of the eight-run inning. He totaled three hits in the game and nowhas 10 hits over his last six games. On the season, he is slashing .253/.296/.495 with a team-leading 29 home runs, 77 RBI, 65 runs and eight steals in 464 plate appearances.

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DJ Peters - Blasts sixth home runPeters went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Astros.

ImpactPeters doubled in the first inning, driving in Adolis Garcia. In addition, he cranked a solo home run in the fifth off Zack Greinke. He totaled three hits in Sunday's game for the first time this season. His offense has lacked in August, batting just .189. The 25-year-old is slashing .187/.214/.418 with six long balls, seven RBI and 10 runs in 132 plate appearances.

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Yordan Alvarez - Homers in back-to-back gamesAlvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 13-2 loss to the Rangers.

ImpactAlvarez slammed a solo homer off Taylor Hearn in the fifth inning. It was the only home run for the Astros on Sunday. He has six home runs over his last nine games. The 24-year-old is slashing .285/.347/.544 with a team-leading 28 long balls, 88 RBI and 77 runs in 473 plate appearances.

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Alex Speas - Back in action at Double-ASpeas (elbow) returned from Double-A Frisco's 7-day injured list Tuesday and gave up a run on one hit and one walk over one inning in his first appearance with the affiliate since...

ImpactAn inflamed right elbow kept Speas on the shelf for just over three months. The 2016 second-round pick has worked exclusively as a reliever at Frisco this season, giving up 11 earned runs in 7.1 innings across eight appearances.

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Taylor Hearn - Earns win in quality startHearn (4-4) allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out six across 6.2 innings, earning the win over the Astros on Sunday.

ImpactHearn allowed a solo home run to Yordan Alvarez in the fifth inning. He surrendered two additional extra-base hits later in the inning, leading to a second run for the Astros. However, he allowed just two baserunners to reach safely excluding the fifth frame. The 26-year-old hasn't gone deeper than five innings before Sunday. On the season, he has a 3.96 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 77 strikeouts in 77.1 innings.

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Zack Greinke - Surrenders six runs SundayGreinke (11-5) allowed six earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out one across four innings, taking the loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

ImpactGreinke tied his season-high six runs allowed in just four innings. He was relieved after allowing a leadoff home run in the fifth inning to DJ Peters. The 37-year-old had allowed six runs in 25 innings over his prior four starts. His ERA and WHIP rose to 3.66 and 1.15 in 159.2 innings this season. In contrast, his K/9 dropped to 6.2 after striking out just one against the Rangers.

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