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Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB
by Joseph King | in Baseball Predictions
The ALCS is set for a Lone Star Series with the defending champion Houston Astros hosting the Texas Rangers for game one. The winner of this best-of-seven contest advances to the World Series where they will meet either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Astros dispatched of the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS three games to one following their 3-2 game four win. Houston’s bullpen came in and completely shut down the Twins, not allowing a single hit in the final three innings to secure the one-run victory. The Astros finished the regular season by winning the AL West on the final day with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They’re currently one of the hottest teams in baseball, ripping off seven wins from their previous eight games. The defending champions will go with Justin Verlander to start this series. The seasoned 40-year-old finished the regular season with a record of 13-8, a 3.22 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP.
The Rangers lost out on the AL West crown on the final day to their opponents today. This meant that they had to pass through the Wild Card rounds, where they would sweep the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0. The strong form for Texas carried over into their ALDS matchup against the highly-touted 101-win Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers cruised past Baltimore, sweeping them 3-0 thanks to a 7-1 game three home win to close out the series. Texas has yet to lose in the playoffs up to this point and are riding a five game winning streak. The offense, which ranked third in the MLB in terms of average runs scored per game (5.48) has been firing on all cylinders. The Rangers will start with Jordan Montgomery yet again, with the lefty now having started game one of all three playoff series.
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Houston Astros and Texas Rangers Last Matches
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Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Houston Astros - Texas Rangers Key Points
- Jordan Montgomery’s only start vs the Astros this season saw him go 6.2 innings and give up only one earned run in a win.
- The Rangers have scored seven or more runs in three of their five playoff games so far.
- They are the highest-scoring team in the playoffs with 32 runs in five games.
- Texas has been crushing righties and rank first in the MLB over the last 30 days with an absurd .910 team OPS vs right-handed pitchers.
- The Astros actually have worse results at home this season (40-43 including playoffs), compared to playing on the road (53-30).
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Our Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction
This is looking set to be a back-and-forth series with these two teams extremely evenly matched. Verlander looked sharp in his only playoff start so far with six innings of shutout baseball in the Astros’ game one win against the Twins last round. However, this Rangers’ lineup is looking unstoppable at the moment and have been putting up ridiculous numbers against righties. The ‘Stros have the better bullpen of the two teams so betting on the first five innings takes that out of the equation. The half run handicap means a tie game after five also counts as a winner. Our Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers prediction is Texas on the +0.5 first five innings spread.
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