How to watch Astros vs. Rangers: TV channel and streaming options for July 12
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros play on Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. MacKenzie Gore (5-8, 4.72 ERA) will start for the Rangers, who are 48-47 this season and first in the AL West. Cristian Javier (0-1, 10.22 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 47-50 and third in the AL West.
How to watch Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
Astros vs. Rangers odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Rangers -135
- Underdog Moneyline: Astros +110
- Total: 8.5
- Total Over Odds: -105
- Total Under Odds: -115
Injury reports
Rangers
Cody Freeman: 10 Day IL (Disc), Danny Jansen: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Jalen Beeks: 10 Day IL (Back), Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Back), Jack Leiter: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Jakob Junis: 15 Day IL (Hip), Robert Garcia: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Helman: 60 Day IL (Hand), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (Glute)
Astros
Kai-Wei Teng: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Josh Jung is hitting for a .294 BA, .361 OBP and .444 SLG with an 18.3% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate. His OPS is .806 and he has scored 44 runs. In 371 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 34 runs.
- In 368 plate appearances, Jake Burger is hitting .242/.304/.427 with a .731 OPS. He has hit 16 long balls, driven in 58 runs and scored 41 times.
- Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .315/.422/.633 this season with 31 home runs (2nd in MLB), 70 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of 1.055 (1st in MLB). He has a 17.3% strikeout rate and a 14.7% walk rate in 415 plate appearances, and he has scored 65 total runs.
- In 396 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .239/.313/.466 this season. He has hit 20 long balls (18th in MLB) and driven in 58 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.5% and a walk rate of 8.1%. and has scored 50 runs.
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