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The fans at Rangers Ballpark will be treated to a interleague game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Tuesday.
The Astros will give the ball to starter Wandy Rodriguez in this one. Lefthander Rodriguez is 5-5 this season with a 2.82 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rangers will be Kevin Millwood. The righthander has a 2.72 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Astros defeated Arizona 8-3 as a +135 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10).
Lance Berkman hit a two-run home run for Houston and Hunter Pence added a solo blast.
The Rangers lost to the Dodgers 6-3 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Andruw Jones hit a solo home run for Texas and Derek Holland allowed four runs on five hits in five innings.
Current streak:
Houston has won 2 straight games.
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 29-32 SU
Texas: 35-27 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing LA Dodgers are 2-8
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston’s last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas’s last 8 games when playing Houston
Next up:
Texas home to Houston, Wednesday, June 17

 

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