Rangers and Astros tied 2-2 heading into ALCS Game 5

Houston Astros (90-72, first in the AL West during the regular season) vs. Texas Rangers (90-72, second in the AL West during the regular season)

Arlington, Texas; Friday, 5:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Justin Verlander (13-8, 3.22 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 144 strikeouts); Rangers: Jordan Montgomery (10-11, 3.20 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 166 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rangers -114, Astros -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros play in Game 5 of the ALCS with the series tied 2-2.

Texas is 50-31 at home and 90-72 overall. The Rangers have an 81-36 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Houston has a 90-72 record overall and a 51-30 record on the road. The Astros have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .259.

Friday's game is the 18th time these teams square off this season. The Astros hold an 11-6 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adolis Garcia has 29 doubles, 39 home runs and 107 RBI for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 11-for-37 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Tucker has 37 doubles, five triples, 29 home runs and 112 RBI for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 15-for-38 with two doubles, six home runs and 13 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .243 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Astros: 7-3, .248 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Ian Kennedy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brad Miller: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Odorizzi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brett Martin: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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