The Houston Astros (37-23) are looking for Kyle Tucker to extend an 11-game hitting streak when they square off against the Texas Rangers (28-31) on Monday at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field. Houston’s (
to win) Cristian Javier starts against Texas’ ( ) Taylor Hearn.The betting insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of June 13, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET.
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Astros vs Rangers Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Javier (HOU) | Pitcher | Hearn (TEX) |
---|---|---|
3 – 3 | W/L | 4 – 4 |
44.2 | IP | 50.0 |
3.22 | ERA | 5.40 |
1.142 | WHIP | 1.660 |
11.3 | K/9 | 8.5 |
3.2 | BB/9 | 4.5 |
Astros Probable Starter Cristian Javier
- The Astros are sending Javier (3-3) to the mound for his eighth start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 3.22 ERA and 56 strikeouts through 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander tossed 3 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing five earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 25-year-old has put together a 3.22 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .215 to his opponents.
- Javier is looking to collect his second quality start of the year.
- The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 471 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 257 runs scored. It has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks seventh in home runs (76) in all of MLB.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 13, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rangers Stats vs Javier
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nathaniel Lowe | 11 | .182 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .432 |
Kole Calhoun | 10 | .700 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .700 | 2.400 |
Adolis García | 9 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .384 |
Marcus Semien | 9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
Corey Seager | 8 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 1.000 |
Brad Miller | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .400 |
Eli White | 4 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 1.250 |
Jonah Heim | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 |
Charlie Culberson | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Rangers Probable Starter Taylor Hearn
- The Rangers will send Hearn (4-4) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.40, a 1.88 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.660 in 11 games this season.
- In 11 starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
- The Astros rank 23rd in MLB with 248 runs scored this season. They have a .239 batting average this campaign with 77 home runs (sixth in the league).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 13, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Astros Stats vs Hearn
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuli Gurriel | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
Alex Bregman | 10 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
José Altuve | 10 | .200 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .800 |
Yordan Alvarez | 9 | .444 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .444 | 1.444 |
Kyle Tucker | 9 | .333 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.222 |
Martín Maldonado | 9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Chas McCormick | 6 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .953 |
Michael Brantley | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .833 |
Aledmys Díaz | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Jeremy Pena | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
Astros Betting Trends
- The Astros have a 33-17 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66% of those games).
- Houston has a 17-9 record (winning 65.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -161 or shorter.
- The Astros have a 61.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 60 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 19 of those games (19-41-0).
- The Astros have put together a 29-31-0 record ATS this season (covering 48.3% of the time).
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Rangers Betting Trends
- The Rangers have been underdogs in 43 games this season and won 21 (48.8%) of those contests.
- Texas has a record of 6-9 in games where bookmakers have them as underogs of at least +138 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 42% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 59 games with a total this season.
- The Rangers are 35-24-0 against the spread this season.
Astros Players to Watch
- Yordan Alvarez has accumulated 61 hits with a .402 on-base percentage and a .628 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Astros. He is batting .311 with seven doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks.
- Alvarez ranks 12th in batting average, fifth in on base percentage, and fourth in slugging among the qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Tucker is hitting .259 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 30 walks.
- Tucker ranks 70th in batting average, 34th in on base percentage, and 24th in slugging in MLB.
- Tucker brings an 11-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .342 with two doubles, three home runs, seven walks and seven RBI.
- Alex Bregman is batting .225 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 34 walks.
- Bregman has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles and two walks.
- Jose Altuve has 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks while batting .279.
Astros Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Bregman | 204 | .225 | 28 | 6 | 28 | .343 | .725 |
Yuli Gurriel | 199 | .221 | 19 | 3 | 15 | .274 | .631 |
Yordan Alvarez | 196 | .311 | 38 | 17 | 41 | .402 | 1.030 |
Michael Brantley | 196 | .291 | 21 | 4 | 20 | .378 | .796 |
Kyle Tucker | 193 | .259 | 22 | 11 | 36 | .357 | .834 |
Jeremy Pena | 188 | .277 | 26 | 9 | 27 | .330 | .798 |
Jose Altuve | 179 | .279 | 28 | 12 | 23 | .348 | .884 |
Chas McCormick | 141 | .227 | 16 | 6 | 15 | .290 | .708 |
Martín Maldonado | 137 | .153 | 17 | 4 | 13 | .225 | .502 |
Jose Siri | 114 | .193 | 16 | 2 | 7 | .264 | .580 |
Rangers Players to Watch
- Adolis Garcia has 55 hits, which is tops among Texas hitters this season, while batting .243 with 24 extra-base hits.
- Among all the qualified batters in the majors, Garcia’s batting average is 101st, his on-base percentage ranks 129th, and he is 36th in slugging percentatge.
- Corey Seager has collected 50 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .285.
- Among all qualifying players, Seager ranks 132nd in batting average, 136th in on-base percentage and 95th in slugging percentage.
- Marcus Semien is batting .217 with a .345 slugging percentage and 24 RBI this year.
- Nate Lowe is slashing .277/.324/.431 this season and leads the Rangers with an OPS of .755.
Rangers Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Semien | 235 | .217 | 31 | 6 | 24 | .278 | .623 |
Corey Seager | 229 | .218 | 28 | 12 | 27 | .285 | .687 |
Adolis García | 226 | .243 | 33 | 12 | 40 | .288 | .753 |
Nate Lowe | 202 | .277 | 23 | 7 | 22 | .324 | .755 |
Kole Calhoun | 182 | .242 | 21 | 7 | 23 | .294 | .712 |
Jonah Heim | 140 | .250 | 20 | 7 | 22 | .307 | .764 |
Brad Miller | 121 | .231 | 13 | 7 | 24 | .282 | .695 |
Eli White | 105 | .200 | 16 | 3 | 10 | .274 | .579 |
Sam Huff | 57 | .333 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .377 | .798 |
Charlie Culberson | 57 | .228 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .267 | .513 |
Astros vs Rangers Player Props
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