Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/13/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Monday, June 13, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -160, Rangers +140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -160, Rangers +140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -165, Rangers +135; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Houston Astros:  36-23 (1st place, AL West)

Texas Rangers:  27-31 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  5-5 last 10

Texas Rangers:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 36-23 record overall and they are 21-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Miami Marlins still to be played on Sunday. Justin Verlander is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Cristian Javier will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 3-3 with a 3.22 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 6 hits in 3.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 5 runs in their last series averaging 2.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 6 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 27-31 record overall and they are 13-16 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Chicago White Sox still to be played on Sunday. Jon Gray is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Taylor Hearn will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 4-4 with a 5.40 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 6 strikeouts on 4 hits in 5.2 innings played against the Cleveland Guardians. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging 8.5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Astros are coming into this game not playing that well in their recent games. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games including their last 3 straight and they have a chance to get swept at home by the Marlins with a loss on Sunday. They have been at home recently and their bats have been very cold as they have not been scoring a lot of runs and their pitching, which has been great this season and keeping them in games, has started to slip up recently and has been costing them low scoring games. They are going up against a Rangers team that is also not playing very well recently and has been losing most of their games over the last week after going on a little bit of a hot streak prior to that. The Rangers are at home here but they have not even been that great at home this season compared to being on the road while the Astros have actually been a much better road team than they have been at home. They also have Javier starting here and he has been having a great season while Hearn, the Rangers starter here, has not been having a good season and has been allowing a lot of runs in his starts. Both of these teams have been cold recently but both are also better on the road this season and the Astros have a much better option at pitcher starting here than the Rangers do. All the signs point to the Astros snapping out of their bad streak here. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

 

Astros Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, June 13, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Astros 4 Rangers 1.

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Houston Astros: 37-23 (+4.6 Units) ML in all games. 21-13 (+4.5 Units) ML in road games. 39-19 UNDER in all games.

Texas Rangers: 110-171 (-27 Units) ML in all games. 43-61 (-17.1 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 63-112 (-30.4 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 

 

 

Houston Astros:  T. Jones (1B) Late June - Back. J. Odorizzi (SP) Late June - Ankle. J. Meyers (CF) Late June - Shoulder.

Texas Rangers:  S. Walker (RF) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Garver (C) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Smith (SS) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"It just seems like things aren't going our way, (we're) not in a good place. But you've got to fight through this. Every team is going to go through it." - Dusty Baker after his team’s loss against the Marlins on Saturday.

 

 

"The bullpen, innings six through nine, 11 of 12 outs on punchouts, just wiping them out. That allowed our offense the confidence to know coming in (our pitchers) are striking three in a row in the middle of their lineup." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the White Sox on Saturday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) LF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Jason Castro (L) C

Jose Siri (R) CF

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Kole Calhoun (L) DH

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Brad Miller (L) LF

Eli White (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.302)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (58)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (17)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (39)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (11)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (7)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (11)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Josh H. Smith (.417)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (55)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (12)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (40)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (12)

Wins:  Martin Perez (4)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (11)

ERA:  Tyson Miller (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)