Rangers vs. Astros Prediction and Odds for Tuesday, August 9 (Trust Perez on Road)

Martin Perez signed a one-year, $4-million deal with the Texas Rangers in the offseason. The Rangers are 14-3 in Perez's last 17 games and he's got a 1.44 ERA over his last four starts. He's going to face Jose Urquidy and the Houston Astros today. Urqidy is on a stellar run himself, amassing a 2.25 ERA in his past nine starts for the Astros.

Martin Perez and Jose Urquidy will face each other for the third time on Tuesday. Perez has won all three of his starts and is unbeaten on the road this year. Urqidy has a better record on home soil, but his underlying statistics raise some concerns.

Urquidy has a FIP over 4.11 in five of his last seven starts. The Rangers are 7-5 in their last dozen games as road underdogs. They rank sixth in OPS against right-handed pitchers on the road since the All-Star Break.