The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field with first pitch set for 8:05 p.m. ET. Texas enters with a 24-29 record and aims to stop a four-game losing skid. Houston enters at 24-31. Over the past 10 games, the Rangers have hit 10 home runs, slugged .378, and averaged 7.5 hits per game while batting .225. Jake Burger has three home runs in that span, and Brandon Nimmo has eight hits. Over the past 10 games, the Astros have hit 14 home runs, slugged .354, and averaged 6.6 hits while batting .207. Christian Walker leads Houston with five home runs and 11 RBIs. The Rangers start Jack Leiter, who is 1-4 with a 4.61 ERA and allowed four earned runs in his most recent start.
"Texas has 10 home runs over the past 10 games. Over the past 10 games, the Rangers are slugging .378 with 3.0 extra-base hits per contest. Over the last 10 outings Texas is averaging 7.5 hits per game and batting .225. Over the last 10 games, Jake Burger has hit a team-high three home runs. Brandon Nimmo has eight hits over the last 10 games and a slash line of .211/.318/.447."
"Over the last 10 games, Houston has hit 14 home runs. Over the Astros' last 10 games, the team is slugging .354 with 19 extra-base hits. Over the last 10 games, Houston is batting .207 as a team with 6.6 hits per contest. Over the last 10, Christian Walker leads Houston in home runs with five and runs batted in with 11. Yordan Alvarez is batting .258 with a double, three home runs and eight walks in the past 10 games."
"The Rangers will send Jack Leiter (1-4) to the mound for his 11th start this season. The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in five innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.61 and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .249 in 10 games this season. During the past 10 games the Rangers have a 3.95 ERA across their pitching staff. Opponents have hit 12 home runs against Texas during the last 10 games."
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