Rangers aim to end road losing streak, face the Astros

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Texas Rangers (55-56, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (57-55, first in the AL West)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (4-8, 4.03 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -126, Rangers +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will attempt to break their four-game road slide in a matchup with the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 28-27 record at home and a 57-55 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective .416 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.

Texas is 55-56 overall and 27-31 on the road. Rangers hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL.

The teams play Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Astros are up 8-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .324 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 21 doubles and 35 home runs. Jeremy Pena is 20 for 47 with five home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Joc Pederson leads the Rangers with 20 home runs while slugging .514. Ezequiel Duran is 9 for 36 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 9-1, .271 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Rangers: 4-6, .223 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by four 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: Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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), 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.