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The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
Righthander Scott Feldman will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Feldman is 2-0 this season with a 2.17 ERA.
The Astros will counter Feldman with Brian Moehler. Righthander Moehler has a 7.71 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Nelson Cruz belted a game-winning home run in the top of the 10th inning on Friday, giving the Rangers a 6-5 victory over the Astros. The Rangers won the game as a -110 pick’em, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Jarrod Saltalamacchia smacked a two-run homer for the Rangers, and Elvis Andrus had a solo home run. Darren O’Day picked up the win in relief, and Frank Francisco collected his 10th save of the season.
Lance Berkman went deep for a three-run homer in the loss for the Astros. LaTroy Hawkins gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 24-17 SU
Houston: 18-22 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Houston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Texas are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Houston home to Texas, Sunday, May 24

 

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