{"id":312099,"date":"2026-05-28T08:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/312099\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:17:09","slug":"houston-astros-and-texas-rangers-play-in-game-4-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/312099\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros and Texas Rangers play in game 4 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (25-32, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers<\/a> (25-30, third in the AL West)<\/p>\n

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti<\/a> (6-1, 1.32 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi<\/a> (5-5, 3.65 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rangers -154, Astros +127; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 series lead.<\/p>\n

Texas is 12-12 at home and 25-30 overall. The Rangers have a 10-22 record in games when they have allowed a home run.<\/p>\n

Houston is 25-32 overall and 13-18 on the road. The Astros have gone 14-6 in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Astros lead the season series 4-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo<\/a> has 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 19 RBI while hitting .267 for the Rangers. Ezequiel Duran<\/a> is 11 for 36 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .312 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 11 doubles and 20 home runs. Christian Walker<\/a> is 8 for 39 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.28 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 6-4, .219 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rangers: Ezequiel Duran: day-to-day (illness), 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), 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: Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Josh Hader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps), 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), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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), 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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