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Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers: The state rival are beginning their series today

The Houston Astros are visiting the Texas Rangers today at Globe Life Field.

The Astros have split their last ten games

The Houston Astros are second in the AL West with a 57-54 record, including 25-28 on the road. They lost the last two games against the Tampa Bay Rays scoring only one run in that stertch. The Astros have a 4.02 ERA, a .235 batting average, a .318 on-base percentage, and 1.30 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Altuve leads the team with 134 hits and 60 runs for the season, and Yordan Alvarez is on top with 20 home runs.

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The Texas Rangers are third in the AL West with a 53-59 record, including 30-25 at home. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 7-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Texas has a 4.24 ERA, a .234 batting average, a .311 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Marcus Semien leads the team with 109 hits and 72 runs while Corey Seager is on top with 22 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 3-15 SU in their last 18 home games against Houston, and 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL West. Texas has played over the total run line in their last 9 games overall, in 5 of their last 7 games against Houston, in 4 of their last 5 home games, and in their last 6 games against teams from the AL. The Astros are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall and 6-2 SU in their last 8 games played in August. Houston has played under the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, in 8 of their last 11 games against teams from the AL, and in 13 of their last 18 games against teams from the AL West.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both AL West rivals have a promising season, and there is no better time to see a series between them. They are both struggling lately, but there is no doubt that they will bring their best baseball in this series. The Astros will have Hunter Brown on the mound tonight, who is 9-7 for the season with a 4.11 ERA, 126 K, 116 IP, and 1.40 WHIP. The Rangers will go with Andrew Heaney, who is only 4-11 for the season with a 4.12 ERA, 107 K, 109.1 IP, and 1.27 WHIP. There is a huge gap between the pitchers, and given the fact that the Astros won in 15 of their last 18 visits to Texas, we are going with Houston winning this one.