Houston Astros and Texas Rangers play in game 2 of series
Texas Rangers (21-23, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (18-28, fourth in the AL West) Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (3-2, 2. 62 ERA, 0. 92 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (1-3, 3.
12 ERA, 1. 08 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) LINE: Rangers -114, Astros -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Texas Rangers. Houston has an 11-13 record at home and an 18-28 record overall.
Astros hitters have a collective . 329 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL. Texas has a 10-13 record in road games and a 21-23 record overall.
The Rangers have a 15-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs. The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 14 home runs while slugging .