NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium will always be special for Jack Leiter. The Rangers right-hander, son of Yankees and Mets great Al Leiter and Anthony Volpe’s former high school teammate at Delbarton in Morristown,

This was the version of Jack Leiter that the Rangers have been waiting for. The Texas rookie, in his first taste of the Silver Boot Series, did his best to put the team on his back to try to secure a series win over the Astros.

Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas rookie Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers.

Texas rookie right-hander Jack Leiter will look to make his first impact in the Battle for the Silver Boot when the host Rangers play the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set in Arlington,

Texas Rangers starter Jack Leiter turned a career performance in Tuesday night’s 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies, and felt he could’ve done more. “I think I still could’ve done a better job of it and potentially pitched deeper into that game,

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Houston Astros. Texas has gone 17-9 in home games and 25-22 overall. The Rangers have a 15-5 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.