Texas Rangers at Houston Astros odds, picks and best bets
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros begin a three-game set Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET at Minute Maid Park.
Rangers at Astros: Projected starting pitchers. Kyle Cody is 0-1 with a 0.93 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 10.2 K/9 and 7.4 BB/ 9 in 9 ⅓ IP over 5 G (2 GS). Urquidy is0-0 with 3.72 ERA and 1 WHip in 2 GS. Cody has started one game against the Rangers in his career. Urqidy has won one of his games against them.
2020 is the 26-year-old's rookie season. Last start was against the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 9.
Urquidy has started one game against the Rangers in his career. He won 6-1.
Elvis Andrus, Willie Calhoun and Joey Gallo are injured.
Jose Altuve is out for Houston Astros. Yordan Alvarez is injured. Aledmys Diaz is questionable.
The Houston Astros are back home after an 11-game road trip. Texas has the worst road record in MLB (4-17). The Rangers split their last series against the Oakland Athletics. The money line is too expensive for the Astros. The game is a toss-up. Houston has a 20-10-1 Over/Under record as a favorite.
