Rangers and Astros meet with series tied 1-1

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Houston Astros (78-65, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (73-70, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (12-8, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 166 strikeouts); Rangers: Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4.48 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -130, Rangers +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Texas is 73-70 overall and 43-28 at home. The Rangers have a 51-24 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Houston has a 78-65 record overall and a 35-33 record on the road. The Astros are 56-25 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Rangers have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford is second on the Rangers with 45 extra base hits (24 doubles and 21 home runs). Joc Pederson is 10 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jeremy Pena has 26 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 53 RBIs while hitting .304 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 17 for 35 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .277 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Astros: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adolis Garcia: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (appendectomy), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (foot), Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Astros: Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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