The Houston Astros roster is depleted by injuries and team is leaning on unproven depth. Saturday's 5-4 win over Texas Rangers is latest example.

Zack Short singled home Cam Smith from second base with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Astros to a dramatic 5-4 walk-off win over the Rangers on Saturday night at Daikin Park, snapping a season-long four-game losing streak.

Short, 30, signed a minor league deal with the Astros in the offseason. He didn’t make the club out of camp and has been playing for Triple-A Sugar Land this year. He has stepped to the plate 320 times for the Space Cowboys with a strong 17.

The Astros staggered their way into the break Sunday, losing 5-1 to the Texas Rangers at Daikin Park. Houston (56-40) dropped five of six games on the homestand to close the first half, with the lone win coming Saturday in walk-off fashion.

Short had started at shortstop in each of the past four games, going 4-for-13 with two doubles, one walk, three RBI and two runs. Mauricio Dubon will get the nod at shortstop Wednesday, but the Astros may have room for both players in the middle infield on a fairly consistent basis until Jeremy Pena (rib) returns from the 10-day injured list.