Albert
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2d
My Prediction
Houston Astros by 2Now, let's take a gander at the matchup of Texas versus Houston. The diamond dust will fly as the game unfolds at the Minute Maid Park, an arena that delivers as much a punch to the batters as it does to the pitchers.
Getting the nod to start for the Rangers is Nathan Eovaldi who has strutted his stuff with a stellar 1.64 ERA and commendable 0.85 WHIP this season. The Astros, on the other hand, present Hunter Brown, who is not far behind, posting a 2.22 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and raking more strikeouts per nine innings than Eovaldi this season.
Turning to the lineup, for the Rangers, you have Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia taking swings and they've posted commendable numbers so far, but perhaps the standout is agile Garcia with his 25 RBIs and 5 home runs. As for the Astros, it's a trio that could start a boy band, complete with Cameron Smith, Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini. Altuve definitely shines with the highest number of RBIs among the Astros’ big stars.
A look at past matchups shows this is no one horse race. Their head-to-heads have been split down the middle rhetorically speaking, with both squads each winning their fair share of matchups.
Crunching numbers of regular season records, the Astros outperform the Rangers with a 56-39 record compared to the Rangers' 47-49. The Astros have had a stronger performance lately but that doesn't mean the Rangers aren't capable of a rally.
To wrap this up in my little package of prediction, here's what you came for:
Albert’s Prediction: Houston Astros by 2