Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/10/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +250, Astros -300; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +250, Astros -300; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +250, Astros -300; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  48-60 (3rd place, AL West)

Houston Astros:  70-40 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  4-6 last 10

Houston Astros:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rangers lost 2 of their last 3 games and enter this game off of a loss. They split their last series against the Chicago White Sox 2-2 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 48-60 record overall and have a road record of 25-29. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 18th in the MLB with a .696 OPS. Martín Pérez is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Glenn Otto is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 4-8 with a 5.31 ERA this season. His team lost their last 8 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 4 hits through 6 IP against the Chicago White Sox. 

 

The Astros enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They split their last series against the Houston Astros 2-2 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 70-40 record overall and have a home record of 34-17. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Wednesday with the 1st game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .738 OPS. José Urquidy is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Justin Verlander is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 15-3 with a 1.73 ERA this season. His team won their last 7 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 2 hits through 6 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. 

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as a massive favorite in this game. The Astros have not been playing great recently but they have had a day off to regroup and they should come out with a much better performance in this series. The Rangers have not been playing very well either in their recent games and the Astros have their ace starting in Verlander here. He has been lights out all season as he does not allow many runs at all, and Otto has been trending in the opposite direction this season as he has been allowing a lot of runs all season and in his recent starts. The Astros will bounce back in this series and they will get up for this series against another Texas team here. They have the stronger offense as well that has been scoring a lot of runs all season and their pitching staff is much better. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros on the runline.

 

Rangers Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, August 10, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 9 Rangers 2.

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Texas Rangers: 48-60 (-8.8 Units) ML in all games. 30-45 (-14 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 12-3 UNDER as a road underdog of +150 or more.

Houston Astros: 70-40 (+8 Units) ML in all games. 62-30 (+8.5 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 67-39 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  K. Calhoun (RF) Out indefinitely - Heel. E. White (LF) Mid Aug - Wrist. M. Garver (C) out for season - Forearm.

Houston Astros:  M. Brantley (LF) out for season - Shoulder. L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Mid Aug - Forearm. J. Castro (C) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"Once we fell behind, that third inning kind of put things in a tough spot for us." - Chris Woodward after his team’s loss against the White Sox on Sunday.

 

 

"Quantrill was right at the top of his game. He did a really good job keeping us off-balance. He got the cutter going, the changeup, the sinker. We just ran into a pitcher executing his pitches." - Joe Espada after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Saturday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Meibrys Viloria (L) DH

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Bubba Thompson (R) LF

 

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Aledmys Diaz (R) 2B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Trey Mancini (R) 1B

Chas McCormick (R) RF

Mauricio Dubon (R) LF

Jake Meyers (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Leody Taveras (.298)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (111)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (24)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (70)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (19)

Wins:  Martin Perez (9)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.300)

Hits:  Jose Altuve (100)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (30)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (73)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (16)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (15)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (21)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (1.18)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)