Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Adrian Beltre hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers kept pace in the AL wild card chase with a 3-2 win over the lowly Houston Astros.

The Rangers have taken the first two meetings of this three-game set -- the first time this month they have won consecutive games -- and remained one game behind the Cleveland Indians for the second wild card spot with five to play.

Geovany Soto went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win, which was credited to Neal Cotts (6-3) for pitching a scoreless inning of relief behind Yu Darvish.

Matt Dominguez hit a solo homer for the Astros, whose 11th consecutive loss gave them 107 on the year -- tied for the most in franchise history.

Brad Peacock (5-6) was charged with three runs on six hits over six frames, the one big mistake coming on a 1-2 pitch to Beltre that broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth.

Texas' bullpen made the slim cushion hold up, as Tanner Scheppers and Jason Frasor each stranded a runner on third prior to Joe Nathan retiring the side in order in the ninth for his 41st save.

Darvish, who twice took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Houston this year, quickly ended any anticipation of flirting with history again with a shaky first frame.

The right-hander gave up a one-out single to Jose Altuve before walking the next two batters to load the bases. Darvish limited the damage to Chris Carter's sacrifice fly, and it stayed 1-0 until Geovany Soto and Ian Kinsler singled in runs for Texas in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.

Dominguez led off the sixth with a home run off Darvish, who was pulled after issuing a one-out walk having allowed two runs on four hits with four walks and nine strikeouts.