CINCINNATI -- For the second time in a week, the Rangers stole home. It marked the third time this season they've done it, which sets a club record.

Elvis Andrus swiped home in the first inning of the Rangers' 7-1 win over the Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. The play came with two outs in the inning. Andrus was on third, Asdrubal Cabrera was on first and Rougned Odor was at the plate facing Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle.

“I knew Cabrera was stealing," Andrus said after the game. "The idea was [third base coach Tony] Beasley's -- the guy throws to second, let’s steal another run. It’s not the first time for me. The key is anticipating the throw. As soon as the catcher let go of the ball, I took off. It was a lot closer than I thought it would be.”

Cabrera was running on a 1-1 pitch and when catcher Curt Casali threw down to second, Andrus broke for home. Shortstop Jose Inglesias fired home and Andrus was called out by home plate umpire Jerry Meals as he slid in head first. The Rangers challenged the call and it was overturned on replay.

“We didn’t want to give up a run there, so we took a shot," said Reds manager David Bell. "That was actually the first time we ran that play all year where we didn’t want to give up another run. With Iglesias at short, we have confidence he can make that play and he almost did. Sometimes you don’t throw through there and just allow them to steal, but early in the game, we wanted to take a shot at getting the out and cutting down a run.”

It was the second steal of home this season for Andrus and the sixth of his career, the most in club history.

"Elvis is probably one of the best in the game at recognizing when to go," said Rangers manager Chris Woodward. "He’s just such a heads up player. It’s nice when you have him at third, a lot of teams won’t throw in that situation. They’ll just eat it and let you go, but they felt like with Inglesias, he is pretty good himself. His ability to get the ball back into the catcher is quicker than anybody. [It] scared me a little bit, but Elvis got a great jump. When the ball left the catcher’s hand, he was on his way home. Left-handed hitter allowed us to get a little further off the line."

Andrus isn't the only one getting in on the action. Odor also stole home last Sunday against the Athletics.