Diaz leads Astros against the Rangers after 4-hit game

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Texas Rangers (55-55, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (56-55, first in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (7-6, 3.67 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 132 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (0-1, 8.10 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -131, Rangers +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Texas Rangers after Yainer Diaz had four hits against the Rangers on Friday.

Houston has a 56-55 record overall and a 27-27 record at home. The Astros are 37-11 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Texas is 27-30 in road games and 55-55 overall. The Rangers have gone 28-44 in games when they have given up a home run.

The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Astros lead the season series 7-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 20 doubles and 35 home runs while hitting .324 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 19 for 46 with two doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 9-1, .270 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .251 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (foot), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Danny Jansen: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

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