The Houston Astros (58-55) and the Texas Rangers (54-60) will square off on Wednesday, August 7 at Globe Life Field, with Yusei Kikuchi starting for the Astros and Andrew Heaney taking the hill for the Rangers. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:35 PM ET.

The Astros (-125), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Rangers (+105) Bookmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Astros vs. Rangers Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
• Time: 2:35 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Venue: Globe Life Field
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Astros -125
• Moneyline Underdog: Rangers +105
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Kikuchi (4-9 with a 4.67 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 24th of the season.
• The lefty’s most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.
• Kikuchi heads into this game with eight quality starts under his belt this year.
• Kikuchi enters this game with 16 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.

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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros rank 15th in MLB play with 126 total home runs.
• Houston is 11th in MLB with a .411 slugging percentage.
• The Astros are third in MLB with a .259 batting average.
• Houston ranks 13th in runs scored with 513 (4.5 per game).
• The Astros are 11th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .318.
• The Astros strike out 7.1 times per game to rank third in the majors.
• Houston has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Houston’s pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
• The Astros average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.288).

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