Rangers take on the Astros in first of 3-game series

Houston Astros (46-49, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (47-46, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Rangers: Cal Quantrill (3-1, 3.35 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -143, Rangers +118; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros to begin a three-game series.

Texas has a 22-21 record at home and a 47-46 record overall. The Rangers have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Houston is 23-25 on the road and 46-49 overall. The Astros have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .315.

The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Astros are up 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a .297 batting average, and has 23 doubles, nine home runs, 29 walks and 34 RBIs. Ezequiel Duran is 11 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with a .310 batting average, and has 16 doubles, 29 home runs, 59 walks and 67 RBIs. Isaac Paredes is 11 for 40 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .247 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by five runs

Astros: 5-5, .227 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (hip), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Astros: Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (calf), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kai-Wei Teng: 15-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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