{"id":395327,"date":"2026-08-02T08:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/395327\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:27:08","slug":"rangers-aim-to-end-road-losing-streak-face-the-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/395327\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers aim to end road losing streak, face the Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers<\/a> (55-56, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (57-55, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker<\/a> (4-8, 4.03 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -126, Rangers +105; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will attempt to break their four-game road slide in a matchup with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 28-27 record at home and a 57-55 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective .416 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.<\/p>\n

Texas is 55-56 overall and 27-31 on the road. Rangers hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams play Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Astros are up 8-4 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .324 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 21 doubles and 35 home runs. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 20 for 47 with five home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Joc Pederson<\/a> leads the Rangers with 20 home runs while slugging .514. Ezequiel Duran<\/a> is 9 for 36 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 9-1, .271 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs<\/p>\n

Rangers: 4-6, .223 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by four 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: Robert Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Jordan Montgomery<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ribs), Kyle Higashioka<\/a>: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), 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), Jalen Beeks<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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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