Texas Rangers (45-50, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (50-45, second in the AL West)
Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Max Scherzer (1-2, 3.09 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (9-3, 2.53 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -131, Rangers +110; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
Houston has a 50-45 record overall and a 28-20 record in home games. The Astros have a 7-17 record in games decided by one run.
Texas has gone 21-29 on the road and 45-50 overall. The Rangers have a 19-44 record in games when they have given up a home run.
The matchup Sunday is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Astros have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 21 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 52 RBI for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 13-for-40 with a double, three home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.
Marcus Semien has 17 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 51 RBI for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 14-for-39 with five doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .261 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Rangers: 6-4, .268 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Victor Caratini: 10-Day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
