{"id":228355,"date":"2025-09-15T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228355\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:15:10","slug":"astros-start-3-game-series-with-the-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228355\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros start 3-game series with the Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers<\/a> (79-71, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (81-69, second in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter<\/a> (9-8, 3.81 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander<\/a> (4-1, 4.18 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -125, Rangers +105; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Texas Rangers to start a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Houston is 43-32 in home games and 81-69 overall. The Astros have the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 32-43 record in road games and a 79-71 record overall. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.42 ERA, which leads the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Monday for the 11th time this season. The Rangers lead the season series 6-4.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> leads the Astros with 25 home runs while slugging .443. Carlos Correa<\/a> is 12 for 42 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Josh Smith<\/a> has a .257 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 23 doubles, two triples and nine home runs. Jake Burger<\/a> is 11 for 37 with four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .247 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs<\/p>\n

Rangers: 7-3, .218 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Jose Altuve: day-to-day (foot), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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

Rangers: Jon Gray<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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

——<\/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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