Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | August 30

Corey Seager leads the Texas Rangers (58-69) into a contest against the Houston Astros (82-47) after his two-home run outing in a 9-8 loss to the Tigers. The Astros are moneyline favorites (-148) for this game against the underdog Rangers (+125), which starts at 8:05 PM ET on Tuesday. Houston’s Framber Valdez and Texas’ Dane Dunning will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
• Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros rank fourth in MLB play with 171 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Astros’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Astros are ninth in the league with a .318 on-base percentage.
• Astros batters strike out 7.4 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
• The Astros average 1.3 home runs per game when playing away from home this season (86 total in road contests).
• The Astros are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game while slugging .411 away from home.
• The team averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .239 away from home this season.

Astros Key Batters

• Alex Bregman leads Houston in slugging percentage (.481) thanks to 54 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters in the majors, Bregman ranks 49th in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging.
• Yordan Alvarez has 111 hits and an OBP of .398, both of which lead the Astros this season.
• Among qualifying batters, Alvarez is 17th in batting average, third in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.
• Alvarez brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Kyle Tucker has collected 111 base hits, an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .478 this season.
• Jose Altuve has been key for Houston with 117 hits, an OBP of .367 plus a slugging percentage of .500.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers have hit 156 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• The Rangers rank 14th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
• The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Rangers rank 21st with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 64 home contests this season.
• In 64 home games this season, they’re slugging .398 with 166 hits going for extra bases.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .242 with 8.0 base hits per contest.

Rangers Key Batters

• Seager is hitting .257 with 17 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 51 walks.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Seager ranks 74th in batting average, 66th in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage.
• Seager enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and five RBI.
• Marcus Semien is hitting .238 with 20 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 44 walks.
• Including all qualifying players, Semien ranks 109th in batting average, 118th in on-base percentage and 81st in slugging percentage.
• Nate Lowe has 140 hits with a .349 on-base percentage and a .498 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Rangers.
• Adolis Garcia has 25 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 31 walks while batting .256.

Astros vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers