Rangers vs. Astros ALCS Game 4 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 19

Updated Oct. 19, 2023 5:44 p.m. ET

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The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros play in Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday at 8:03 PM ET at Globe Life Field. The Rangers are up 2-1 in the series.

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The probable pitchers are Andrew Heaney (10-6, 4.15 ERA) for the Rangers against Jose Urquidy (3-3, 5.29 ERA) for the Astros.

Rangers Probable Starter: Andrew Heaney

Heaney makes the start for the Rangers, his 29th of the season. He is 10-6 with a 4.15 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 147 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent outing on Saturday, Oct. 7 against the Baltimore Orioles, the lefty went 3 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
The 32-year-old has an ERA of 4.15, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 34 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .251 batting average against him.
Heaney is looking to pick up his eighth quality start of the season.
Heaney has put up 18 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
He has had 14 appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will match up with an Astros offense that ranks third in MLB with 1441 total hits (on a .259 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .437 (sixth in MLB) with 222 total home runs (seventh in MLB).
Heaney has pitched 19 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on 14 hits while striking out 16 against the Astros this season.

Heaney's Game Props

Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 2.5 (Over Odds: -159)
Hits Prop: Over/Under 3.5 (Over Odds: +100)

Heaney's Recent Appearances

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
at Orioles	Oct. 7	3.2	2	1	1	1	1
at Mariners	Sep. 30	4.1	5	0	0	2	1
at Mariners	Sep. 28	1.0	0	0	0	2	1
at Angels	Sep. 25	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
vs. Mariners	Sep. 22	2.1	0	0	0	2	1

Astros Probable Starter: Jose Urquidy

The Astros will hand the ball to Urquidy (3-3) for his 11th start of the season.
The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
The 28-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 5.29, a 1.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.429.
He has two quality starts in 10 chances this season.
Urquidy will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
In 16 appearances this season, he has finished four without allowing an earned run.
The Rangers rank second in MLB with a .263 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks third in the league (.452) and 233 home runs.