Astros bring 4-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers

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Houston Astros (24-31, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (24-29, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jason Alexander (1-0, 7.30 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (1-4, 4.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -136, Astros +115; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros visit the Texas Rangers trying to prolong a four-game road winning streak.

Texas has a 24-29 record overall and an 11-11 record in home games. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.69 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Houston is 12-17 in road games and 24-31 overall. The Astros have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .407.

Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Astros have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has 14 doubles and five home runs while hitting .302 for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 10 for 33 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has a .301 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 11 doubles and 16 home runs. Christian Walker is 9 for 37 with five home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .225 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored by three runs

Astros: 7-3, .207 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung: day-to-day (shoulder), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.