Houston Astros (61-60, first in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (50-70, fourth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Bryan King (0-0); Giants: TBD
LINE: Astros -191, Giants +167; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
San Francisco is 50-70 overall and 28-30 in home games. Giants hitters have a collective .408 slugging percentage to rank ninth in MLB.
Houston has a 61-60 record overall and a 31-31 record in road games. The Astros have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .413.
Wednesday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jung Hoo Lee has 26 doubles, four triples and nine home runs for the Giants. Daniel Susac is 6 for 27 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Isaac Paredes has 21 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 62 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Astros. Cam Smith is 17 for 41 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .204 batting average, 4.17 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Astros: 5-5, .249 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Giants: Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jesus Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Susac: 10-Day IL (knee), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 10-Day IL (leg), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (leg), Trevor McDonald: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Jose Altuve: day-to-day (foot), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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