Houston Astros (23-22, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (25-22, second in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (2-4, 3.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (3-2, 4.34 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -134, Rangers +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Houston Astros.
Texas has gone 17-9 in home games and 25-22 overall. The Rangers have a 15-5 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Houston has a 23-22 record overall and an 8-13 record in road games. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.40 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
The matchup Sunday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford is second on the Rangers with 15 extra base hits (six doubles and nine home runs). Josh Jung is 11 for 35 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jeremy Pena has eight doubles, six home runs and 23 RBIs for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 10 for 36 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .208 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Astros: 6-4, .266 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Evan Carter: day-to-day (undisclosed), 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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