Houston Astros (25-32, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (25-30, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (6-1, 1.32 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.65 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -154, Astros +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 series lead.

Texas is 12-12 at home and 25-30 overall. The Rangers have a 10-22 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

Houston is 25-32 overall and 13-18 on the road. The Astros have gone 14-6 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Astros lead the season series 4-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 19 RBI while hitting .267 for the Rangers. Ezequiel Duran is 11 for 36 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has a .312 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 11 doubles and 20 home runs. Christian Walker is 8 for 39 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.28 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Astros: 6-4, .219 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Ezequiel Duran: day-to-day (illness), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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