Ezequiel Duran leads the Texas Rangers (48-47) into a matchup with the Houston Astros (47-50) a game after he homered twice in a 9-3 loss to the Astros. The Rangers are favored (-135) against the Astros (+111) in this outing, which starts at 2:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. Texas’ MacKenzie Gore and Houston’s Cristian Javier pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Rangers vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-135)
• Underdog: Astros (+111)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers are 24-23 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 51.1% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -135 or shorter, Texas has gone 6-11 (35.3%).
• The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.4% in this game.
• Texas has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 46 times this season for a 46-41-8 record against the over/under.
• The Rangers have covered 46.3% of their games this season, going 44-51-0 ATS.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a team-best batting average of .294.
• Among hitters in MLB, Jung ranks 131st in home runs and 142nd in RBI.
• Jake Burger has put his power on display as he paces his team with 16 home runs and 58 RBI.
• Burger ranks 40th in homers and 22nd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Duran is batting .272 with 15 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 22 walks.
• Duran brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with three home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Brandon Nimmo has 21 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 30 walks while hitting .258.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Texas has a 4.13 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.250).
• Rangers pitchers combine to surrender 116 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in MLB).
• Texas struck out nine Astros batters while giving up 10 hits in a 9-3 loss in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been underdogs in 62 games this season and won 32 (51.6%) of those contests.
• Houston is 19-19 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
• The Astros have a 47.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of its 97 games with a total this season.
• The Astros have an ATS record of 47-50-0 in 97 games with a spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 31, runs batted in with 70 and his batting average of .315 is also best on his team.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Alvarez ranks second in homers and second in RBI.
• Christian Walker has 85 hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
• Walker ranks 18th overall in home runs and 22nd in RBI this season.
• Isaac Paredes has collected 83 base hits, an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .419 this season.
• Jose Altuve has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .308. He’s slugging .395 on the year.
• Altuve brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .227 with two home runs and four RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.79 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• Astros pitchers have a 1.400 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
• The Astros have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 136, or 1.4 per game.
• Last time out, Houston defeated the Rangers, 9-3, with 12 strikeouts and seven hits allowed.