{"id":393289,"date":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393289\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:13","slug":"astros-play-the-rangers-after-diazs-4-hit-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393289\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros play the Rangers after Diaz’s 4-hit game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers<\/a> (55-54, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (55-55, second in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi<\/a> (10-8, 4.05 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (2-1, 3.45 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -128, Rangers +105; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Texas Rangers after Yainer Diaz<\/a> had four hits on Wednesday in a 7-4 win over the Angels.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 26-27 record in home games and a 55-55 record overall. The Astros are 36-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 27-29 record on the road and a 55-54 record overall. The Rangers have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this season. The Astros are ahead 6-4 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 35 home runs while slugging .640. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 17 for 43 with a double, six home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .243 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n

Rangers: 5-5, .248 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (foot), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Rangers: Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jordan Montgomery<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Corniell<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), Danny Jansen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Corey Seager<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Carter Baumler<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jalen Beeks<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka<\/a>: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand)<\/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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