The Houston Astros (25-23) and the Tampa Bay Rays (22-26) play on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. ET with the series tied 1-1. The Astros are favored (-143) to win the rubber match against the Rays (+121). Houston’s Hunter Brown starts against Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley.

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Astros vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-143)
• Underdog: Rays (+121)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros are 18-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.2% of those games).
• Houston has gone 6-5 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter (54.5% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 58.8% chance to win.
• Houston has played in 48 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-27-2).
• The Astros have a 26-22-0 record against the spread this season (covering 54.2% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Isaac Paredes has put up a team-best eight home runs and 25 runs batted in.
• In MLB action, Paredes ranks 41st in home runs and 58th in RBI.
• Paredes takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Jeremy Pena has eight doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while batting .302.
• Pena ranks 81st in homers and 74th in RBI this year.
• Jake Meyers has racked up a team-high batting average of .307.
• Meyers brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .412 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Jose Altuve is batting .242 with six doubles, four home runs and 14 walks.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
• Houston has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.38).
• The Astros have the lowest WHIP in MLB (1.123).
• The Astros surrender the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (42 total, 0.9 per game).
• Houston struck out five Rays batters while allowing six hits in a 3-2 loss in its last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 10, or 47.6%, of the 21 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Tampa Bay has won seven of its 14 games, or 50%, when it’s the underdog by at least +121 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 45.2% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 48 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 20-28-0 in 48 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in with 24 while batting .250.
• Diaz’s home run total ranks 81st in the big leagues, and he is 67th in RBI.
• Diaz brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a walk and four RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda is batting .310 to lead Tampa Bay, while adding six homers and 23 runs batted in this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Aranda is 81st in homers and 74th in RBI.
• Junior Caminero’s eight home runs lead all Tampa Bay hitters, and he’s slugging .402.
• Brandon Lowe leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in (24) this season. He’s batting .223 while slugging .367.
• Lowe has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double and two walks.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Rays have a combined 1.221 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Rays have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 67, or 1.4 per game.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay defeated the Astros, 3-2, with 13 strikeouts and nine hits allowed.