Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/05/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Monday, September 5, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers NL, Astros NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers NL, Astros NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers NL, Astros NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

 

Texas Rangers:  58-74 (3rd place, AL West)

Houston Astros:  85-48 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Texas Rangers:  2-8 last 10

Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rangers enter this game on a 7 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Houston Astros getting swept 2-0 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 58-74 record overall and have a road record of 30-36. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Boston Red Sox still to be played on Sunday. Their offense ranks 13th in the MLB with a .707 OPS. Dane Dunning is their starting pitcher on Sunday while Martín Pérez is making his start in this game on Monday. He is 10-5 with a 2.89 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 5 Ks on 9 hits through 5 IP against the Houston Astros. 

 

The Astros were on a 4 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Texas Rangers 2-0 completing the sweep in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 85-48 record overall and have a home record of 43-20. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Monday with the 3rd game of their series against the Los Angeles Angels still to be played on Sunday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .737 OPS. José Urquidy is their starting pitcher on Sunday while Hunter Brown is making his start in this game on Monday. He is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. He has been called up from the minors to make his MLB debut in this game.

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Rangers have looked terrible in their games lately, falling into a massive slump over the last week. They continue to lose games and were even swept by the Astros in a 2-game series just last week. The Astros have been the complete opposite over the last week, putting together big win streaks and their pitching continues to be great in those games. The Rangers have their ace in Perez starting here and he has been very good for most of the season but he had 2 very bad starts recently where he allowed 7 runs and gave up 5 runs in his last start, both of those starts coming against the Astros. The Astros have a rookie starting this game making his MLB debut but he has looked good in the minors and the Astros have a very good bullpen to back him up if things start to get out of hand. The Astros are rolling right now with a much better offense and pitching staff while the Rangers are in a huge slump. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

 

Rangers Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, September 5, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 5 Rangers 1.

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Texas Rangers: 58-74 (-10.9 Units) ML in all games. 37-54 (-13.6 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 26-36 (-6.5 Units) ML against division opponents.

Houston Astros: 85-48 (+11.4 Units) ML in all games. 43-20 (+5.7 Units) ML in home games. 77-49 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  M. Garver (C) out for season - Forearm. J. Gray (SP) Mid Sept - Oblique. E. White (LF) Mid Sept - Wrist.

Houston Astros:  Y. Alvarez (DH) Out indefinitely - Hand. A. Diaz (SS) Late Sept - Groin. M. Brantley (LF) out for season - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"Tonight we didn't handle the baseball. We did things tonight that weren't conducive to winning. That's the bottom line. You can't play 30 outs and expect to be a good ball team." - Tony Beasley after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Saturday.

 

 

"That's a tough one to lose. You're not gonna keep beating these guys over and over and over. But, we'd like to." - Dusty Baker after his team’s loss against the Angels on Saturday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Kole Calhoun (L) DH

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Bubba Thompson (R) LF

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Trey Mancini (R) LF

J.J. Matijevic (L) DH

Chas McCormick (R) CF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Mark Mathias (.387)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (147)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (29)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (83)

Stolen Bases:  Adolis Garcia (22)

Wins:  Martin Perez (10)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  David Hensley (.333)

Hits:  Jose Altuve (125)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (31)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (84)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (19)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (16)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (25)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (1.19)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Tony Beasley (Interim)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)