The Houston Astros (57-54) will visit the Texas Rangers (53-59), Monday at 8:05 PM ET, in a battle of AL West rivals.
The Rangers are an underdog at home (+102) against the Astros (-122). The Houston Astros will hand the ball to Hunter Brown (9-7, 4.11 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Andrew Heaney (4-11, 4.12 ERA).
The Astros lost 1-0 to the Rays yesterday, with Spencer Arrighetti (six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out 12) on the line for the loss. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-3 to lead the Astros offensively in the defeat.
The Rangers were beaten by the Red Sox 7-2 yesterday. Joshua Jung went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI, and Nathan Eovaldi took the loss, pitching five innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits while striking out seven.
Prepare for the Astros vs. Rangers with what you need to know before Monday’s Game, including viewing options.
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Astros (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rangers (+102, bet $100 to win $102)
- Over/under: 8
Astros vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, August 5, 2024
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Astros stats and trends
Astros betting records
- This season, the Astros have been favored 81 times and won 43, or 53.1%, of those games.
- Houston has a record of 36-31, a 53.7% win rate, when favored by -122 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 55% chance of a victory for the Astros.
- So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of 111 games with a total.
- The Astros are 52-58-0 against the spread in their 110 chances this season.
Hunter Brown (Astros probable starter)
- Brown (9-7) is going for his 10th victory when he gets the starting nod for the Astros in his 22nd start of the season. He has a 4.11 ERA in 116 2/3 innings pitched, with 126 strikeouts.
- His last time out was on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.11, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents have a .263 batting average against him.
- Brown is trying to secure his 13th quality start of the year.
- Brown will try to last five or more innings for his 16th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
- In six of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .239 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 900 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 475 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.382) and ranks 17th in home runs (121) in all of MLB.
- In nine innings over two appearances against the Rangers this season, Brown has a 7 ERA and a 2.111 WHIP while his opponents are batting .342.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old’s 4.11 ERA ranks 53rd, 1.397 WHIP ranks 60th, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 15th.
Astros batting stats
- The Astros’ 124 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Houston have a combined .413 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Astros rank third in MLB with a .259 team batting average.
- Houston has scored 506 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Astros have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Houston ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.1 whiffs per contest.
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (34.8%) in those contests.
- This year, Texas has won 12 of 31 games when listed as at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 49.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of its 112 opportunities.
- The Rangers have an against the spread record of 48-63-0 in 111 games with a line this season.
Andrew Heaney (Rangers probable starter)
- Heaney (4-11 with a 4.12 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 109 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rangers, his 22nd of the season.
- His last appearance came on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the left-hander went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing six hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.12, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .249 against him.
- Heaney has five quality starts this year.
- Heaney has pitched five or more innings in a game 14 times this season entering this game.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 22 outings this season.
- The opposing Astros offense has a collective .259 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 984 total hits and 13th in MLB action with 506 runs scored. They have the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.413) and are 16th in all of MLB with 124 home runs.
- Head-to-head against the Astros this season, Heaney has thrown 12 1/3 innings, giving up 10 earned runs on 13 hits while striking out eight.
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers rank 17th in MLB play with 121 total home runs.
- So far this year, Texas ranks 20th in the majors with a .382 slugging percentage.
- The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a .239 batting average.
- The offense for Texas is the No. 18 offense in baseball, scoring 4.2 runs per game (475 total runs).
- The Rangers’ .308 on-base percentage is 20th in baseball.
