The Texas Rangers shut down the Houston Astros to take Game 1 on the road, 2-0, at Minute Maid Park on Sunday night. 

Jordan Montgomery was traded by the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals last season because the front office didn’t believe he would crack their postseason rotation. 

Fast-forward to Sunday night and Montgomery, who continues to be a solid trade acquisition by the Rangers after being dealt by the Cardinals at the deadline, stymied a tough Astros offense. 

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Montgomery threw 6.1 innings, allowing no runs and five hits while collecting six strikeouts and one walk. His postseason ERA moved to 2.08 as he set the tone in this ALCS for the road team. 

Because of Montgomery’s performance, the Rangers didn’t need much offense to get the job done. First, it was catcher Jonah Heim singling home Evan Carter to get on the board first in this series. 

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Then, center fielder Leody Taveras, the No. 9 hitter in the Rangers’ lineup, went deep off Astros starter Justin Verlander in the top of the fifth. It was a hanging slider by Verlander that caught too much of the plate, and Taveras took a big swing and connected on the sweet spot, launching it over the right center field fence.

Verlander went 6.2 innings for the ‘Stros, giving up the two earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five. 

The Rangers’ bullpen continued Montgomery's momentum once his night was over, and it started with Josh Sborz finishing the seventh inning to leave the Astros scoreless. 

Then, Aroldis Chapman, another trade acquisition for the Rangers, had a strong inning in a ballpark he’s had some unpleasant memories in while a member of the Yankees. Finally, Jose Leclerc picked up the save in the bottom of the ninth. 

Some of Houston’s heavy hitters struggled in this one, including their power-hitter left-hander Yordan Alvarez, who struck out three times in an 0-for-4 night. Jose Altuve also went 0-for-3 with a walk, while Kyle Tucker, who has been struggling thus far in the postseason, went 0-for-4 as well.

Texas has yet to lose this postseason, carrying their winning ways from a clean sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS and two wins in a row in the Wild Card round against the Tampa Bay Rays.

They will look to keep that going on Monday afternoon with Nathan Eovaldi going against the Astros' Framber Valdez. 

The Buffalo Bills experienced a scary moment Sunday night when running back Damien Harris was taken off the field on a stretcher and loaded into the back of an ambulance in the first half against the New York Giants. 

Highmark Stadium was eerily silent as Bills trainer tended to Harris, who was laying still on the turf after a run on third-and-inches in the second quarter. 

While replay appeared to show nothing too serious when Harris was hit by a Giants defender, he didn’t let out his hand when his teammates offered to help him up. 

Bills trainers were quick to get on the field, as everyone on the turf and in the stands looked on. 

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After some time, the ambulance showed up on the field and Harris was put on a stretcher and taken away to a local hospital. 

He was able to give thumbs up to the crowd to let everyone know he was conscious and stable. 

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Of course, the Bills went through an infamous moment like this last season when safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field in the final week of the regular season against the Cincinnati Bengals.

That reason is why the NBC broadcast panned to Hamlin, who was on the sideline – not in uniform – shaking his head in disbelief at the situation like the rest of his team.

It was Harris’ first and only touch of the game, where he picked up the first down after falling to the turf.

The injury Harris suffered has yet to be disclosed.