{"id":648665,"date":"2026-05-17T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648665\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:01:15","slug":"rangers-aim-to-end-3-game-road-skid-play-the-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648665\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers aim to end 3-game road skid, play the Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers<\/a> (21-24, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (19-28, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi<\/a> (4-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (2-3, 2.76 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rangers -120, Astros +100; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers visit the Houston Astros looking to end a three-game road slide.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 19-28 record overall and a 12-13 record in home games. Astros hitters are batting a collective .252, the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play.<\/p>\n

Texas has a 10-14 record in road games and a 21-24 record overall. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.63 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.<\/p>\n

The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 15 home runs while slugging .649. Braden Shewmake<\/a> is 13 for 34 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jake Burger<\/a> leads the Rangers with seven home runs while slugging .384. Josh Jung<\/a> is 9 for 40 with a double, a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .206 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 16 runs<\/p>\n

Rangers: 5-5, .197 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Jose Altuve<\/a>: day-to-day (side), 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: Corey Seager<\/a>: day-to-day (back), Wyatt Langford<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Nathan Eovaldi: 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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