How to watch Astros vs. Rangers: TV channel and streaming options for May 28

The Texas Rangers will look to Joc Pederson, riding a two-game homer streak, against the Houston Astros at 8:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, at Globe Life Field. Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.65 ERA) gets the start for the Rangers, who are 25-30 this season and third in the AL West. Spencer Arrighetti (6-1, 1.32 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 25-32 and fourth in the AL West.

How to watch Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

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Injury reports

Rangers

Wyatt Langford: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Cody Freeman: 10 Day IL (Back ), Josh Smith: 10 Day IL (Glute), Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Back), Robert Garcia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Winn: 15 Day IL (Arm), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Ezequiel Duran: day-to-day (Illness)

Astros

Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Side), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps)

Stats to know

• Texas’ Josh Jung is slashing .302/.357/.455 this season with five home runs, 21 RBIs and an OPS of .813. He has a 14.5% strikeout rate and a 7.2% walk rate in 207 plate appearances, and he has scored 23 total runs.
• In 233 plate appearances, Brandon Nimmo is hitting .267/.348/.422 with a .770 OPS. He has hit six long balls, driven in 19 runs and scored 23 times.
• Yordan Alvarez is hitting for a .312 BA, .422 OBP and .663 SLG with a 16.8% strikeout rate and a 14.8% walk rate. His OPS is 1.085, which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 36 runs. In 244 plate appearances, he has hit 20 home runs (2nd in MLB) and driven in 39 runs (9th in MLB).
• In 233 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .255/.330/.519 this season. He has hit 15 long balls (7th in MLB) and driven in 40 runs (7th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 19.3% and a walk rate of 9%. and has scored 33 runs.

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