Rangers host the Astros on 3-game home win streak

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Houston Astros (77-65, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (73-69, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (10-7, 2.34 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 182 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (11-6, 2.69 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 161 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -125, Astros +105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Houston Astros.

Texas has a 43-27 record in home games and a 73-69 record overall. The Rangers have a 34-52 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

Houston has a 77-65 record overall and a 34-33 record on the road. The Astros have a 46-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Saturday's game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers have a 5-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford leads the Rangers with 21 home runs while slugging .444. Joc Pederson is 11 for 37 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jose Altuve has 22 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 14 for 32 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .280 batting average, 3.52 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Astros: 5-5, .245 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by four runs

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

Astros: Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.