Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in game 4 of series
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Houston Astros (3-7) vs. Texas Rangers (6-3)
Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (0-0, 2.19 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Rangers: Andrew Heaney (0-1, 1.93 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Astros -140, Rangers +119; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Houston Astros.
Texas had a 90-72 record overall and a 50-31 record at home last season. The Rangers averaged 9.1 hits per game last season while batting a collective .263.
Houston went 90-72 overall and 51-30 on the road a season ago. The Astros pitching staff had a collective 3.94 ERA while averaging 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2023 season.
INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Joshua Jung: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Hernandez: 15-Day IL (lat), Nate Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (neck), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Oliver Ortega: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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