Wyatt Langford drove in three runs with a first-inning double and Josh Smith and Josh Jung added two RBIs each to back a solid start by rookie Jack Leiter as the soaring Texas Rangers waylaid the Atlanta Braves 8-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington,

Langford has been a victim of expanding his zone following human element miscues, but this time, he waited until Elder put a pitch in the zone and drove it to produce a momentum-shifting moment in a win. Overall, Langford went 2-for-3 with the three-RBI double and a walk.

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Atlanta Braves. Texas is 53-50 overall and 31-20 in home games. The Rangers are 38-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.