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HOUSTON — Josh Smith homered twice with four RBIs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. Smith had a two-run shot in the first and added another one in the eighth. Sunday was the first multi-homer game of the 26-year-old's career. The Rangers won the last two games of the series after dropping Friday's opener 6-3. Jake Meyers cut the lead to 1 with a solo home run in the third but the Astros went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position to fall to 50-46 entering the All-Star break.
