The Texas Rangers (45-50) will visit the Houston Astros (50-45), in the final Game of a three-Game series, Sunday at 2:10 PM ET.

The Astros are favored at home (-133) against the Rangers (+112). The Houston Astros will hand the ball to Ronel Blanco (9-3, 2.53 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Max Scherzer (1-2, 3.09 ERA).

Yesterday, the Rangers claimed a 2-1 victory over the Astros, with David Robertson (2.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K) registering the win for the Rangers. Marcus Semien finished 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive showing. Tayler Scott (2.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) picked up the loss for the Astros.

Before the Astros vs. Rangers matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Astros (-133, bet $133 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Rangers (+112, bet $100 to win $112)
  • Over/under: 8

Astros vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Sunday, July 14, 2024
  • Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Minute Maid Park
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Astros stats and trends

Astros betting records

  • This season, the Astros have won 38 out of the 69 games, or 55.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • Houston has a record of 29-16, a 64.4% win rate, when favored by -133 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.1% chance of a victory for the Astros.
  • Houston’s games have gone over the total in 38 of its 95 chances.
  • The Astros are 48-46-0 against the spread this season.

Ronel Blanco (Astros probable starter)

  • Blanco looks for his 10th win when he gets the start for the Astros, his 18th of the season. He is 9-3 with a 2.53 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 103 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when the right-hander went seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up four hits.
  • The 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.53, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .173 batting average against him.
  • Blanco has 10 quality starts this season.
  • Blanco will look to build upon an eight-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 frames per appearance).
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 17 appearances this season.
  • He will face a Rangers squad that is batting .242 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .382 (20th in MLB) with 99 total home runs (17th in MLB).
  • Blanco has thrown 12 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out nine against the Rangers this season.
  • Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old’s 2.53 ERA ranks fifth, .990 WHIP ranks sixth, and 8.3 K/9 ranks 40th.

Astros batting stats

  • The Astros’ 109 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
  • Hitters for Houston rank seventh in the majors with a combined .420 team slugging percentage.
  • No team has a better batting average than the .263 AVG the Astros have posted this season.
  • Houston has scored 455 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
  • The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .323.
  • Houston is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 6.9 strikeouts per game.

Rangers stats and trends

Rangers betting records

  • The Rangers have been underdogs in 42 games this season and have come away with the win 15 times (35.7%) in those contests.
  • This season, Texas has been victorious seven times in 22 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 47.2% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Texas and its opponents have gone over in 37 of its 95 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Rangers are 43-51-0 against the spread in their 94 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Max Scherzer (Rangers probable starter)

  • Scherzer (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Rangers in his fifth start of the season. He has a 3.09 ERA in 23 1/3 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts.
  • The righty’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
  • The 39-year-old has put up a 3.09 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings across four games this season, while giving up a batting average of .221 to his opponents.
  • Scherzer is looking to build upon a second-game quality start streak in this game.
  • Scherzer will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing.
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his four appearances this season.
  • The opposing Astros offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is second in the league with 860 total hits and ninth in MLB action with 455 runs scored. They have the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.420) and are ninth in all of MLB with 109 home runs.

Rangers batting stats

  • The Rangers rank 17th in baseball with 99 total home runs.
  • So far this season, Texas’ .382 slugging percentage is 20th in baseball.
  • The Rangers rank 17th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
  • The offense for Texas is the No. 16 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (410 total runs).
  • The Rangers rank 14th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .312.
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