Houston Astros (22-21, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (24-21, second in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (0-1, 15.75 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, four strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 1.78 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -183, Astros +153; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they take on the Houston Astros.
Texas is 16-8 in home games and 24-21 overall. The Rangers have a 14-7 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Houston is 22-21 overall and 7-12 on the road. The Astros have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.41.
The matchup Friday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford has eight home runs, 17 walks and 18 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Rangers. Josh Smith is 14 for 39 with a triple, a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jeremy Pena has six home runs, 11 walks and 23 RBIs while hitting .313 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 11 for 41 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .240 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Astros: 5-5, .267 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Christopher Martin: day-to-day (elbow), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kevin Pillar: 10-Day IL (back), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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