Josh Smith homered and scored all three runs for Texas as the surging Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won for the fifth time in their past six games while Chicago dropped its third straight. Texas got on the board in the first inning as Smith led off with a single, advanced to third on a hit by Wyatt Langford and scored on a sacrifice fly to left field by Corey Seager.