Perhaps the slump that has plagued Rangers starter Nick Martinez since spring turned into summer is over.
Martinez gave up just one run on one hit in five innings Wednesday against Houston to raise his record to 7-6. He walked three and struck out one.
The lone tally was on a Jed Lowrie double in the fourth inning, after Martinez had retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced.
It was arguably his finest outing since June 9. Martinez had yielded 24 runs in his previous 28 innings covering five starts.