Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

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.

Wyatt Langford drove in three runs with a first-inning double and Josh Smith and Josh Jung added two RBI each to back a solid start by rookie Jack Leiter as