Rangers aim to end 3-game road skid, play the Astros

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Texas Rangers (21-24, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (19-28, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (4-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (2-3, 2.76 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -120, Astros +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers visit the Houston Astros looking to end a three-game road slide.

Houston has a 19-28 record overall and a 12-13 record in home games. Astros hitters are batting a collective .252, the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play.

Texas has a 10-14 record in road games and a 21-24 record overall. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.63 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.

The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 15 home runs while slugging .649. Braden Shewmake is 13 for 34 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jake Burger leads the Rangers with seven home runs while slugging .384. Josh Jung is 9 for 40 with a double, a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .206 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .197 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Astros: Jose Altuve: day-to-day (side), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Corey Seager: day-to-day (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (side), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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