Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/15/2022

Game Time: 2:05 pm ET, Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

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 +140; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Houston Astros:  37-24 (1st place, AL West)

Texas Rangers:  29-31 (2nd place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  4-6 last 10

Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 37-24 record overall and they are 21-14 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 off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Miami Marlins 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Wednesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. José Urquidy is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Luis Garcia will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 3-5 with a 3.60 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 3 HRs, and 2 BB with 7 Ks on 5 hits in 4.1 IP against the Miami Marlins. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging just under 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging just over 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 29-31 record overall and they are 14-16 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Astros on Wednesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Dane Dunning is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Wednesday. They scored 22 runs in their last series averaging just over 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 23 runs against them averaging just under 8 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with no probable pitcher starting yet here. They have been playing well recently though as they are coming off of a series win in their last one and have already won a game in this series as well. They were trailing in that game and pulled off the comeback which is not very surprising as they have been hitting the ball well and scoring a lot of runs recently. The Rangers will come to play here as well since this is an in-state rivalry for them and Garcia has not been pitching well recently either. He has not had a great season but recently the team has been losing a lot of his starts and part of that is because the Astros are also not hitting very well in their games or scoring a lot of runs. The Rangers have been heating up recently and even without knowing their starter here, they have a hitting advantage as they have been the hotter team. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game and the series. 

 

Astros Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (2:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 6 Astros 3.

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Houston Astros: 10-6 (+3.8 Units) ML on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 40-19 UNDER in all games. 23-10 UNDER in road games.

Texas Rangers: 111-171 (-25.6 Units) ML in all games. 43-61 (-17.1 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 19-14 UNDER 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.

 

 

 

"They found the hole and stole some bases on us. That's a tough one to lose right there." - Dusty Baker after his team’s loss against the Rangers on Monday.

 

 

"The way the whole inning played out, that is exactly the way you draw it up. We don't always have to hit a homer, we don't always have to hit an extra-base hit, or slug. ... Miller hit a backside single where the shift isn't." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the Astros on Monday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Mauricio Dubon (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Kole Calhoun (L) LF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Brad Miller (L) DH

Leody Taveras (S) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.315)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (63)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (17)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (42)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (11)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (8)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (11)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Josh H. Smith (.417)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (56)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (12)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (41)

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)