ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger homered in a four-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday night.
Langford’s leadoff homer and Burger’s three-run shot came off Bryan King (2-2) after the Astros had rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the score in the seventh inning. Houston’s rally included Yordan Alvarez’s 200th career home run, his 30th of the season.
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Houston Astros manager Joe Espada questions a call during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz (21) celebrates with teammate LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) after they both scored on a home run by Diaz during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez rounds third base after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers Jake Burger, right, celebrates his home run scoring teammates Brandon Nimmo (24) and Josh Jung during the 8th inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford hits a home run during the 8th inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Langford hit a walk-off homer on Thursday night in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels hours after being reinstated from the injured list.
Cole Winn (5-2) retired all four batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings for his second win in two nights.
The Rangers (48-46) lead the AL West by 1½ games over Seattle (47-48) and three games over the Astros (46-50). Houston has lost three of its last four games.
The Rangers took a 2-0 lead on Hunter Brown in the first inning and made it 3-0 in the fifth on Joc Pederson's home run.
Alvarez’s 455-foot shot to right field leading off the sixth was his sixth in five games at Globe Life Field this season and 18th in 35 career regular-season games at the park.
Texas starter Cal Quantrill allowed the one run on Alvarez’s homer, one of five hits, and walked one in a season-high six innings making his fourth consecutive start following 15 relief appearances. His 79 pitches were also a season high.
Houston tied the score at 3 in the seventh on Yainer Diaz’s two-run homer off Chris Martin.
Brown gave up three runs in six innings. The 2025 All-Star made his fifth start after missing 2½ months with a strained shoulder and matched a career high with five walks to go with four hits.
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Saturday night’s middle game of the series will match Astros RHP Peter Lambert (7-5, 3.26 ERA) against Rangers RHP Kumar Rocker (2-7, 3.95)
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Houston Astros manager Joe Espada questions a call during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz (21) celebrates with teammate LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) after they both scored on a home run by Diaz during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez rounds third base after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers Jake Burger, right, celebrates his home run scoring teammates Brandon Nimmo (24) and Josh Jung during the 8th inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford hits a home run during the 8th inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
WALLDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2026--
Adva Network Security, an Adtran company, today announced that SAP is harnessing its Layer 1 encryption technology to secure connectivity between its data centers in Walldorf and St. Leon-Rot, Germany. The solution secures data directly at the optical transmission layer and is approved by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for information classified up to “Verschlusssache – Nur für den Dienstgebrauch” (VS-NfD) – “For Official Use Only.” By strengthening the protection of data in transit, SAP is enhancing the security architecture of its German data centers and supporting customers in the public sector, regulated industries and critical infrastructure that require compliant, controlled processing of sensitive data in Germany, particularly where strict confidentiality, regulatory traceability and operational security are essential.
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“For many organizations, the ability to process sensitive data securely within Germany is a key requirement when selecting cloud services, particularly for government agencies, regulated industries and critical infrastructure providers,” said Christoph Glingener, CTO of Adtran. “With BSI-approved Layer 1 encryption, SAP is able to protect data in motion between its data centers, supporting applications with heightened requirements for confidentiality, compliance and digital sovereignty. This enables SAP to deliver trusted cloud services for customers with sensitive workloads while expanding the foundation for sovereign cloud offerings in Germany.”
SAP’s new solution uses Layer 1 encryption, which operates below traditional network and application security by encrypting data directly within the optical transmission layer before it is transmitted between sites. This secures all traffic across the connection – including replication, backup, management and operational data – and protects against risks such as interception, manipulation and unauthorized access. As a result, data transmission between data centers becomes a protected component of sovereign cloud architecture, extending security beyond sites, systems and applications to the physical transmission layer. The solution delivers high-performance, low-latency and transparent encryption using established cryptographic methods combined with quantum-secure mechanisms, enabling organizations to maintain service availability while preparing infrastructure for future threats from quantum computing.
“Together with SAP, we’re securing a critical part of cloud infrastructure by protecting data in transit between data centers,” commented Josef Sißmeir, GM of Adva Network Security. “As a German company with decades of experience in highly secure networks, we’re contributing to digital sovereignty and strengthening trust in critical digital infrastructures. Our technology meets stringent regulatory requirements, including BSI approval, and is designed for deployment in highly sensitive environments. It delivers high-performance encryption without impacting operations while preparing networks for future challenges such as quantum computing. These capabilities also complement existing security, compliance and resilience measures.”
About Adva Network Security
Adva Network Security, an Adtran company, is a leading German IT-security company. We provide robust optical and Ethernet networking solutions and a comprehensive service offering. Our ConnectGuard ™ technology delivers quantum-safe encryption that protects large-scale networks and essential applications. Critical infrastructure, government, defense and enterprise customers rely on our technical expertise in communication networks and information security. This unique combination of skills ensures the resilience and security of their essential IT and OT infrastructure. Customers can count on our services team from initial design to secure operation, ensuring business continuity amid growing cyber threats. Our design, manufacturing processes and security solutions are certified by leading government security agencies. For more information on how we can help you, please visit www.advasecurity.com.
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Adva Network Security’s Layer 1 encryption technology is helping SAP deliver secure data center connectivity in Germany.
