Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Interleague Play Preview: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark in an interleague contest.

The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brett Myers in this game. Myers has a 3-6 record and a 4.75 ERA this season.

Myers's opponent in this one will be Colby Lewis. The Rangers righthander has a 4.80 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 187-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.

In their last action, Houston was a 5-4 loser on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on Texas at -215 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: Houston has lost 3 straight games. Texas has won 2 straight games.

Team records: Houston: 27-48 SU Texas: 40-35 SU

Houston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-4 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7

Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing NY Mets are 2-4 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Texas Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Houston is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games at home

Next up: Houston home to Tampa Bay, Friday, June 24 Texas home to NY Mets, Friday, June 24

Interleague Play Preview: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

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