{"id":207241,"date":"2025-09-07T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/207241\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:10:09","slug":"rangers-and-astros-meet-with-series-tied-1-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/207241\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers and Astros meet with series tied 1-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (78-65, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers<\/a> (73-70, third in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez<\/a> (12-8, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 166 strikeouts); Rangers: Patrick Corbin<\/a> (7-9, 4.48 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -130, Rangers +110; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.<\/p>\n

Texas is 73-70 overall and 43-28 at home. The Rangers have a 51-24 record in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 78-65 record overall and a 35-33 record on the road. The Astros are 56-25 in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Rangers have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford<\/a> is second on the Rangers with 45 extra base hits (24 doubles and 21 home runs). Joc Pederson<\/a> is 10 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Pena<\/a> has 26 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 53 RBI while hitting .304 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez<\/a> is 17 for 35 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .277 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rangers: Jon Gray<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adolis Garcia<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager<\/a>: 10-Day IL (appendectomy), Evan Carter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Marcus Semien<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Sam Haggerty<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Astros: Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney<\/a>: 60-Day IL (concussion \/ nasal), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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