"Houston has hit 11 home runs over the last 10 games. During the past 10 games, the Astros are averaging 2.1 extra-base hits per outing while slugging .341. Over the past 10 contests Houston is batting .204 and averaging 6.6 hits per game. Braden Shewmake is batting .406 over his past 10 games with two home runs, both lead Houston hitters over that span. Yordan Alvarez is hitting .303 with two doubles, two home runs and six walks in the past 10 games."
"Over the last 10 games, Texas has hit nine home runs. The Rangers are slugging .345 with 18 extra-base hits over their last 10 games. Texas has collected 7.2 hits per game and has a batting average of .226 over its last 10 contests. Over the past 10 games, Ezequiel Duran paces the Rangers in home runs (two), runs batted in (eight) and has a team-high batting average of .324. Jake Burger has a double, two home runs and two walks while batting .270 over the past 10 games."
"The Astros will send Spencer Arrighetti (4-1) to the mound for his sixth start this season. The right-hander's last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits. The 26-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 1.88, a 1.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.326."
Houston hosts Texas in an AL West matchup with first pitch set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Houston enters with a 17-28 record while Texas is 21-22. Injury reports are referenced for both teams. Recent hitting shows Houston has hit 11 home runs over the last 10 games, averaging 2.1 extra-base hits per outing and slugging .341, while batting .204 with 6.6 hits per game. Braden Shewmake leads Houston over the past 10 games with a .406 average and two home runs, and Yordan Alvarez posts a .303 average with two doubles, two homers, and six walks. Texas has hit nine home runs over the last 10 games, slugging .345 with 18 extra-base hits, and batting .226 with 7.2 hits per game. Ezequiel Duran leads Texas with two home runs, eight RBIs, and a .324 average, while Jake Burger adds two home runs, a double, and two walks. Spencer Arrighetti is scheduled to start for Houston, coming off a 5 2/3 inning outing versus Cincinnati.
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