Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/19/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Thursday, May 19, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +175, Astros -210; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +175, Astros -210; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +165, Astros -200; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  16-19 (3rd place, AL West)

Houston Astros:  24-13 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

Houston Astros:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 16-19 record overall and they are 7-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Astros on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Los Angeles Angels still to be played on Wednesday. Dane Dunning is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Glenn Otto is on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 1-1 with a 6.38 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 8 ER, 2 HRs, and 4 BB with 4 Ks on 8 hits in 4 IP against the Boston Red Sox. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging 8.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 9 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 24-13 record overall and they are 9-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Washington Nationals 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Thursday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Boston Red Sox still to be played on Wednesday. Luis Garcia is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Framber Valdez will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 6 strikeouts on 7 hits in 7.2 innings played against the Washington Nationals. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Astros are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games and they have been scoring a lot of runs recently as well. They are going up against a Rangers team that just won their last series against the Angels with 2 very nice wins at home for them but they are on the road here and the Astros have been very good at home this season. They have swept a few teams in their last few series at home and they have Valdez on the mound here who has been having a good season so far. Otto is starting for the Rangers here and he has not pitched in many games this season but he has not pitched well in the few games he has been in either. Both of these teams hate each other and will likely try hard to win this entire series but the Astros are just the better team and they are playing much better in their recent games. The best bet here is on the Astros to win here at home.

 

Rangers Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, May 19, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 6 Rangers 2.

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Texas Rangers: 98-159 (-29.6 Units) ML in all games. 37-88 (-31.2 Units) ML in road games. 9-3 OVER against left-handed starters.

Houston Astros: 85-47 (+4.3 Units) ML in home games. 23-13 (+7.6 Units) ML in all games. 23-17 OVER in May games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  A. Abreu (RP) Late May - Ankle. M. Garver (C) Early June - Forearm. J. Leclerc (RP) Late May - Elbow.

Houston Astros:  L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Mid July - Forearm. J. Meyers (CF) Late May - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Out indefinitely - Back.

 

 

 

"Really cool to see everything click in that one inning. It won us the ballgame. That's what this team can do. It showed up in the first inning yesterday and it popped up in the eighth inning tonight." - Kole Calhoun after their win against the Angels on Tuesday.

 

 

"Just some days you're swinging it. It was our day today." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Eli White (R) LF

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Nick Solak (R) DH

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Andy Ibanez (R) 1B

Sam Huff (R) C

Charlie Culberson (R) 3B

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Jose Siri (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Sam Huff (.444)

Hits:  Corey Seager (32)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (8)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (24)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (8)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (7)

ERA:  Brock Burke (1.35)

 

Batting Average:  Mauricio Dubon (.400)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (36)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (12)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (25)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (8)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (5)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (4)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)