{"id":695640,"date":"2026-05-26T12:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695640\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:20:09","slug":"astros-bring-4-game-road-win-streak-into-matchup-with-the-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695640\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros bring 4-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (24-31, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers<\/a> (24-29, third in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jason Alexander<\/a> (1-0, 7.30 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter<\/a> (1-4, 4.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rangers -136, Astros +115; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros visit the Texas Rangers trying to prolong a four-game road winning streak.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 24-29 record overall and an 11-11 record in home games. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.69 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.<\/p>\n

Houston is 12-17 in road games and 24-31 overall. The Astros have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .407.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Astros have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung<\/a> has 14 doubles and five home runs while hitting .302 for the Rangers. Jake Burger<\/a> is 10 for 33 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .301 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 11 doubles and 16 home runs. Christian Walker<\/a> is 9 for 37 with five home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .225 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored by three runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 7-3, .207 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung: day-to-day (shoulder), Cody Freeman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back ), Josh Smith<\/a>: 10-Day IL (glute), Corey Seager<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Astros: Yainer Diaz<\/a>: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Altuve<\/a>: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps), 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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