Astros host the Rangers, look to extend home win streak

Texas Rangers (44-49, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (49-44, second in the AL West)

Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Andrew Heaney (3-9, 3.80 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (6-6, 4.48 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -159, Rangers +134; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep a nine-game home win streak going when they face the Texas Rangers.

Houston has a 27-19 record at home and a 49-44 record overall. The Astros rank seventh in the AL with 106 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Texas is 44-49 overall and 20-28 on the road. The Rangers have hit 97 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.

Friday's game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Astros hold a 4-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 21 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 12-for-39 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Marcus Semien has 17 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 14-for-38 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .249 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Rangers: 7-3, .298 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (hip), Victor Caratini: 10-Day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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