Astros play the Rangers after Diaz's 4-hit game

Texas Rangers (55-54, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (55-55, second in the AL West)

Houston; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (10-8, 4.05 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (2-1, 3.45 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -128, Rangers +105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Texas Rangers after Yainer Diaz had four hits on Wednesday in a 7-4 win over the Angels.

Houston has a 26-27 record in home games and a 55-55 record overall. The Astros are 36-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Texas has a 27-29 record on the road and a 55-54 record overall. The Rangers have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.

The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this season. The Astros are ahead 6-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 35 home runs while slugging .640. Jeremy Pena is 17 for 43 with a double, six home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .243 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Rangers: 5-5, .248 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by nine 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: Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

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