Astros vs Rangers Prediction and Betting Odds May 19

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are playing a 4-game set at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, May 19th. First pitch is at 8:10 pm ET.

Astros vs Rangers is on May 19.

Glenn Otto will start for the Houston Astros against Framber Valdez. The game is the first of a four-game set.

The Rangers won six of nine games in their recent home stand. They have improved their performance against left-handed pitchers. Their season-long numbers are still not that impressive, but they are a much different team than they were to start the season.

After a slow start to the season, Houston has played much better over the last two weeks. They have the 3rd best team ERA, 6th highest OPS and 2nd best bullpen ERA in baseball. The team went 6-3 on their recent road trip to Minnesota, Washington and Boston. On Tuesday night, they beat Boston 5-0. Framber Valdez is 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA and 1.28 WHIP.

Astros vs Rangers is a game on May 19. Texas is playing their first game at home after a nine game road trip. The visiting team is -115 for +1.5 runs.

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Brian Ochsner graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in Accounting and Agribusiness. He's a life-long baseball fan, a Denver Broncos and Kansas state Wildcats fan and a fan of Texas Hold ‘Em poker.

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