Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 20 (5/20): MLB
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- May 20, 2022, 6:58:17 AM
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Odds
| Time | 8:10 p.m. EST |
| Rangers money line | +141 |
| Rangers run line | +1.5 (-135) |
| Astros money line | -170 |
| Astros run line | -1.5 (+115) |
| Over / under | 8 |
Key stats
| Texas Rangers | Houston Astros | |
| Record | 17-20 | 25-14 |
| Road / home record | 7-8 | 10-4 |
| Last 10 record | 6-4 | 7-3 |
| Streak | L1 | W1 |
| Over / under record | 17-16-4 | 11-26-2 |
| Runs / game | 4.28 | 4.42 |
| Runs allowed / game | 4.39 | 3.32 |
Preview
The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will play the 2nd game of the series at the Minute Maid Park on Friday night. The Astros won the first of the series 5-1 on Thursday.
Texas Rangers
The Rangers get here with a 17-20 record and have won 4 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.28 runs per game and allowing 4.39 runs. Corey Seager is batting for .244 AVG and has 8 home runs. Adolis Garcia leads with 24 RBI and 6 home runs.
Brock Burke leads the pitching staff with 3 wins, a 1.45 ERA and 27 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher: Martin Perez (2-2, 2.01 ERA)
Perez will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Rangers. Perez allowed a run on five hits and two walks while striking out seven in six innings to earn the win Sunday against the Red Sox. In his last start against the Astros he allowed only 1 run and struck out 4 batters across 7 innings.
Houston Astros
The Astros get here with a 25-14 record and have won 7 of their last 10 games. The team is averaging 4.42 runs per game and are allowing 3.32 runs. Yordan Alvarez has 12 home runs and 22 RBI. Michael Brantley is batting for .285 avg and Kyle Tucker has 25 RBI.
Justin Verlander leads the pitching staff with a 1.38 ERA, 41 strikeouts and 5 wins recorded for the Astros.
Probable Pitcher: Cristian Javier (2-1, 3.20 ERA)
Javier will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Astros. Javier allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five across 3.2 innings to take the loss Saturday against the Nationals. He allowed 2 runs in 5 innings in his last start against the Rangers.
BETTING TRENDS
Texas are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Houston.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games on the road.
Houston are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games.
Houston are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Texas.
Prediction
Framber Valdez shutdown the Rangers offense holding them to only 1 run across 7 innings. They'll now face Cristian Javier who got pounded in his last start.|Martin Perez has been sharp lately and has earned only 3 runs in his last 5 starts. The Rangers should keep it closer this time enough to cover the spread.
PICK: Rangers +1.5 (-135)
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