{"id":644367,"date":"2026-05-15T08:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644367\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:53:08","slug":"astros-host-the-rangers-in-first-of-3-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644367\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros host the Rangers in first of 3-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers<\/a> (21-22, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (17-28, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter<\/a> (1-3, 4.85 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti<\/a> (4-1, 1.88 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -110, Rangers -110; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros open a three-game series at home against the Texas Rangers on Friday.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 17-28 record overall and a 10-13 record at home. The Astros have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .418.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 21-22 record overall and a 10-12 record on the road. The Rangers are 15-7 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 25 extra base hits (11 doubles and 14 home runs). Braden Shewmake<\/a> is 13 for 32 with a double, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Josh Jung<\/a> has 13 doubles and five home runs while hitting .325 for the Rangers. Ezequiel Duran<\/a> is 12 for 37 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 3-7, .204 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by 25 runs<\/p>\n

Rangers: 5-5, .226 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by five runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Hunter Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz<\/a>: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), 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

Rangers: Wyatt Langford<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Nathan Eovaldi<\/a>: day-to-day (side), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith<\/a>: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Freeman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Jordan Montgomery<\/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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