A pair of teams in the AL West — the Texas Rangers (48-60) and the Houston Astros (70-40) — play on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET, at Minute Maid Park.
The Astros are favored at home (-165) against the Rangers (+140). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Jose Urquidy (10-4), and Martin Perez (9-2) taking the ball for the Texas Rangers.
The Astros’ matchup Tuesday versus the Guardians finished in a 1-0 loss. Cristian Javier threw six innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out four en route to taking the loss.
The Rangers lost to the White Sox Tuesday, with Spencer Howard getting the loss while throwing 3 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on eight hits while striking out three. Nate Lowe went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Rangers’ offense.