Houston Astros (77-52, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (44-85, fifth in the AL West)Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Zack Greinke (11-4, 3.41 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 109 strikeouts) Rangers: Taylor Hearn (3-4, 3.82 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers +189, Astros -229; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros travel to play the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The Texas pitching staff averages 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, Jordan Lyles leads them with a mark of 7.2. TOP PERFORMERS: Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with 50 extra base hits and is batting .248. Alvarez leads the Astros with 53 extra base hits and 87 RBIs. Astros: Justin Verlander: (elbow), Jose Urquidy: (arm), Andre Scrubb: (shoulder), Enoli Paredes: (shoulder), Rafael Montero: (shoulder), Tyler Ivey: (undisclosed), Kent Emanuel: (elbow), Pedro Baez: (shoulder), Chas McCormick: (hand).

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 07:18 UTC