HOUSTON (AP) -- Carlos Peguero hit a pair of solo homers, Shin-Soo Choo had a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers routed the Houston Astros 11-3 Wednesday night behind eight strong innings from Colby Lewis.Adrian Beltre was a home run shy of the cycle for the Rangers, who finished a three-game sweep. Houston had won 10 straight entering the series, but was outscored 20-5 over the three games.Lewis (2-2) allowed one run and six hits to earn his first win in nearly a month. He struck out six and walked one.Chris Carter hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the Astros. 
Peguero drove in three runs and had the first multihomer game this season by a Rangers player. Texas set a season high for runs and swept a series for the first time since Sept. 22-24 last year against the Astros.Peguero connected with one out in the second to start the scoring, and Robinson Chirinos scored on Delino DeShields' groundout before Choo upped the lead to 4-0 with a two-run homer.The Rangers tacked on two more in the third as Beltre scored on a wild pitch and Chirinos extended the lead to 6-0 with an RBI double.Texas added four more runs in the fifth off Samuel Deduno (0-1), with Peguero hitting a sacrifice fly before Chirinos drove in two with a double and Deshields capped the inning with an RBI single.Deduno was tagged for a career-high 10 runs and 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings. He was making his second start for Houston after five relief appearances.Jonathan Villar had an RBI single in the eighth for the Astros.
Peguero drove in three runs and had the first multihomer game this season by a Rangers player. Texas set a season high for runs and swept a series for the first time since Sept. 22-24 last year against the Astros.Peguero connected with one out in the second to start the scoring, and Robinson Chirinos scored on Delino DeShields' groundout before Choo upped the lead to 4-0 with a two-run homer.The Rangers tacked on two more in the third as Beltre scored on a wild pitch and Chirinos extended the lead to 6-0 with an RBI double.Texas added four more runs in the fifth off Samuel Deduno (0-1), with Peguero hitting a sacrifice fly before Chirinos drove in two with a double and Deshields capped the inning with an RBI single.Deduno was tagged for a career-high 10 runs and 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings. He was making his second start for Houston after five relief appearances.Jonathan Villar had an RBI single in the eighth for the Astros.
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