Hey, Houston.

Derek Holland, pitching in a big league uniform for the first time in 131 days, walked zero, as did the trio of Keone Kela, Jake Diekman, and Sam Dyson, called on with one out in the seventh to preserve Texas 3, Seattle 2, which in the span of four pitches swelled to 7-2, thanks to back-to-back-to-back assaults* on Joe Beimel, who came into the game with a 3.86 ERA and left it, five batters later, with a 4.78.

[* Postgame commentary by the assailants: “That was great” (Mitch Moreland); “It’s fun” (Mike Napoli); “It was amazing” (Elvis Andrus).]

Hours later, the runner-up for the Rangers’ managerial post inexplicably instructed his relief pitcher in the 13th inning to pitch to Carlos Correa in a tie game with men on second and third, two out, and Jed Lowrie on deck, because he didn’t want to put his pitcher in a “tougher spot.” Fourth Matt Andriese pitch to Correa, one of the best players in baseball: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2.

The last time Holland pitched, before yesterday, was in the Rangers’ home opener, against the Astros.

He’ll get another chance. Probably two. Texas and Houston tee it up seven more times, all over the season’s final three weeks.

You know all those national stories about how crazy-awesome the Astros are and what a revelation so many of their young players have been and how they’re the biggest surprise in baseball?

And how decimated and cursed the Rangers have been for a second straight year and how, until recently, they were baseball’s worst home team in 2015?

I tweeted it in May and wrote it in June and will say it again now:

Better keep winning, Houston.

Against Chris Archer tonight and Brett Anderson tomorrow, and Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw over the weekend.

Better keep winning.