An American League West battle begins Friday night when the Texas Rangers (7-5, 1-2 away) visit the Houston Astros (6-7, 3-4 home). Texas has been a pleasant surprise to start the season, while the Astros have struggled out of the gate. Below is my MLB pick for the Rangers vs Astros.
Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Betting Pick
The Pick: Houston Astros -208 @ Bookmaker
This game will be played at Minute Maid Park at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Why Bet the Houston Astros:
✅ Houston has dominated Texas at home having won 17 of their 20 meetings at Minute Maid Park.
✅ The Astros have won five of their last six games overall against the Rangers.
✅ Texas has lost seven of their last eight games on the road.
An American League West battle begins Friday night when the Texas Rangers (7-5, 1-2 away) visit the Houston Astros (6-7, 3-4 home). Texas has been a pleasant surprise to start the season, while the Astros have struggled out of the gate. Below is my MLB pick for the Rangers vs Astros.
Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Betting Pick
The Pick: Houston Astros -208
This game will be played at Minute Maid Park at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Why Bet the Houston Astros:
✅ Houston has dominated Texas at home having won 17 of their 20 meetings at Minute Maid Park.
✅ The Astros have won five of their last six games overall against the Rangers.
✅ Texas has lost seven of their last eight games on the road.
Texas Rangers Might be Good
Texas has taken care of a weaker schedule and finds themselves playing some good baseball early this season. The Rangers won three games in a row, from Sunday-Tuesday, before not being able to finish off the sweep of the Royals on Wednesday. It has been a good start for the Rangers, and it will be interesting to see if they can stick around for the summer.
Martin Perez is set to make his third start of the season and will look to continue his good start to the season. Corey Seager, who was just placed on the IL, leads the Rangers with a .359 batting average, and Adolis Garcia has hit a team high two home runs and knocked in a team leading 11 RBIs.
The Houston Astros are Looking to Get it Going
Houston has not had a great start to the season, but they have now won four of their last five games played and will look to carry that momentum into the weekend. The Astros won two of three games in their series against the Pirates and started this little run with a win in the series finale against the Twins.
Luis Garcia is going to grab the ball for the third time this season and will hope to improve on his 7.00 ERA early on. Kyle Tucker is having a great start to the season as he leads the Astros with a .311 batting average and four home runs. Yordan Alvarez has knocked in a team high 16 RBIs.
