Astros vs Rangers Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 6th 2024
Astros
2W-6L
April 06, 2024
07:05PM EST
Odds: 9.5 o/u
Rangers
5W-2L
Alright, sports junkies, it’s time to strap in for a Lone Star State showdown as our underdog Houston Astros, sitting at a 2W-6L record, are saddling up to ride into Globe Life Field, looking to lasso a victory against the red-hot 5W-2L Texas Rangers. It’s a classic American League conference clash, with the Astros trailing 3.5 games and the Rangers sitting pretty at the top of the pack. We’ve got a 7:05PM EST first pitch, so make sure you’ve got your bets locked and loaded. The over/under is teasing us at 9.5, with the Astros at -108 and the Rangers slightly ahead at -112. The Rangers are riding high after their 10-2 rout of the Astros just yesterday, while the Astros are hoping to shake off that loss and come out swinging. With overcast skies, a cool 64.4°F on the thermometer, and a breezy wind from the SSE at 10.5 mph, it’s the perfect setting for a baseball battle. So folks, as we prepare for this Texas tussle, remember, it’s not all about the Astros-nomical odds or the Ranger-danger, it’s about the love of the game. So let’s play ball, y’all!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: April 06, 2024 07:05PM EST
Location: Globe Life Field, Texas
Weather: Overcast with winds from the SSE at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 64.4° with 77% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| HOU ML | TEX ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -108 | -112 | 9.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | -108 | -112 | 10.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | 0 | 0 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
51.9% Win Probability
48.1% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/24 | Houston Astros HOU | 2 | Over | +2.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 10 | ||||
| 04/14/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 6 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 2 | ||||
| 04/15/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 2 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 8 | ||||
| 04/16/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 9 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 1 | ||||
| 06/30/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 5 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 3 | ||||
| 07/01/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 2 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 5 | ||||
| 07/02/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 5 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 3 | ||||
| 07/03/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 12 | Over | +13.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 11 | ||||
| 07/24/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 9 | Over | +9.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 10 | ||||
| 07/25/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 3 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 4 | ||||
| 07/26/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 13 | Over | +8.5 | |
| Houston Astros HOU | 5 | ||||
| 09/04/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 13 | Over | +9.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 6 | ||||
| 09/05/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 14 | Over | +5.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 1 | ||||
| 09/06/23 | Houston Astros HOU | 12 | Over | +5.5 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 3 |
Astros Vs Over/Under
Rangers Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-05-24 | @TEX | 2-10L | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Over |
| 03-30-24 | vsNYY | 5-3L | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 10-01-23 | @ARI | 8-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 09-24-23 | vsKC | 6-5L | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Over |
| 09-19-23 | vsBAL | 9-5L | 5.3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Over |
| 09-13-23 | vsOAK | 2-6W | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 09-08-23 | vsSD | 11-2L | 4.3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Over |
| 09-02-23 | vsNYY | 5-4L | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Under |
| 08-26-23 | @DET | 9-2W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Over |
| 08-20-23 | vsSEA | 7-6L | 2.7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Over |
| 03-31-24 | vsNYY | 4-3L | 5.7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 09-23-23 | vsKC | 3-2L | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 09-16-23 | @KC | 8-10L | 4.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Over |
| 09-10-23 | vsSD | 2-12W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Over |
| 09-04-23 | @TEX | 13-6W | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 08-29-23 | @BOS | 6-2W | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Under |
| 08-24-23 | vsBOS | 17-1L | 2.3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | Over |
| 08-18-23 | vsSEA | 2-0L | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 08-12-23 | vsLAA | 3-11W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Over |
| 08-06-23 | @NYY | 9-7W | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Over |
| 09-10-23 | @LAD | 7-3L | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Push |
| 05-01-23 | vsSF | 3-7W | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Push |
| 04-25-23 | @TB | 5-0W | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 04-19-23 | vsTOR | 1-8W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Under |
| 04-14-23 | vsTEX | 6-2L | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Under |
| 04-08-23 | @MIN | 6-9L | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Over |
| 04-02-23 | vsCWS | 6-3L | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Under |
| 10-02-22 | vsTB | 6-3L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 09-27-22 | vsARI | 6-3L | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Under |
| 09-19-22 | vsTB | 6-3L | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-31-24 | vsCHC | 9-5L | 3.7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 09-25-23 | @LAA | 5-1W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 09-20-23 | vsBOS | 5-15W | 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Over |
| 09-15-23 | @CLE | 3-12L | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 09-10-23 | vsOAK | 4-9W | 2.7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Over |
| 09-03-23 | vsMIN | 5-6W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | Over |
| 08-28-23 | @NYM | 4-3W | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Under |
| 08-22-23 | @ARI | 3-6L | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Under |
| 08-16-23 | vsLAA | 2-0L | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 08-11-23 | @SF | 2-1W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Under |
Astros Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07 | vs TEX | 2-10L | 3 | 1 | Over |
| 04/05 | @ TOR | 8-0W | 15 | 4 | Under |
| 04/04 | @ TOR | 1-2L | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 04/03 | @ TOR | 10-0W | 12 | 5 | Push |
| 04/02 | @ NYY | 3-4L | 12 | 1 | Under |
| 04/01 | @ NYY | 3-5L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 03/31 | @ NYY | 1-7L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 03/30 | @ NYY | 4-5L | 13 | 1 | Under |
| 10/03 | vs ARI | 9-1W | 9 | 2 | Push |
| 10/02 | vs ARI | 1-0W | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 10/01 | vs ARI | 2-1W | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 09/29 | vs SEA | 8-3W | 14 | 3 | Over |
| 09/28 | vs SEA | 2-6L | 10 | 0 | Under |
| 09/27 | vs SEA | 5-1W | 9 | 2 | Under |
| 09/26 | @ KC | 5-6L | 8 | 1 | Over |
Rangers Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07 | @ HOU | 10-2W | 16 | 2 | Over |
| 04/05 | vs TB | 4-1W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 04/04 | vs TB | 2-5L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 04/03 | vs TB | 9-3W | 8 | 2 | Over |
| 04/02 | @ CHC | 5-9L | 8 | 0 | Over |
| 04/01 | @ CHC | 11-2W | 16 | 3 | Over |
| 03/30 | @ CHC | 4-3W | 8 | 2 | Under |
| 10/03 | vs SEA | 0-1L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 10/02 | vs SEA | 6-1W | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 10/01 | vs SEA | 0-8L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 09/30 | vs SEA | 2-3L | 3 | 2 | Under |
| 09/29 | vs LAA | 5-0W | 10 | 3 | Under |
| 09/28 | vs LAA | 3-9L | 6 | 1 | Over |
| 09/27 | vs LAA | 5-1W | 9 | 4 | Under |
| 09/26 | @ SEA | 9-8W | 8 | 6 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Houston Astros | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Jose Altuve
|
10.0 | 13.1 | 0.311 | 0.522 | 44.7% | 96.9% | 4.7% |
| 9.9 | 13.5 | 0.29 | 0.578 | 49.0% | 106.8% | 7.6% | |
|
#3
Kyle Tucker
|
9.1 | 12.0 | 0.285 | 0.52 | 42.9% | 94.9% | 5.1% |
|
#4
Alex Bregman
|
8.7 | 11.6 | 0.264 | 0.443 | 42.6% | 86.9% | 4.0% |
|
#5
Yainer Diaz
|
8.6 | 11.2 | 0.284 | 0.543 | 33.0% | 87.2% | 6.5% |
|
#6
Jose Abreu
|
7.9 | 10.0 | 0.237 | 0.384 | 32.6% | 71.1% | 3.4% |
| 7.8 | 10.2 | 0.272 | 0.489 | 39.7% | 88.5% | 5.5% | |
|
#8
Luis Garcia
|
4.6 | 7.2 | nan | nan | nan% | nan% | nan% |
|
#8
Jeremy Pena
|
6.9 | 8.9 | 0.268 | 0.387 | 35.9% | 74.6% | 1.7% |
|
#9
Jake Meyers
|
6.1 | 8.0 | 0.232 | 0.395 | 33.3% | 72.9% | 3.3% |
| Texas Rangers | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 13.2 | 0.276 | 0.477 | 39.0% | 86.8% | 4.4% | |
|
#2
Corey Seager
|
9.9 | 13.1 | 0.326 | 0.624 | 43.8% | 106.1% | 7.0% |
| 9.5 | 12.8 | 0.245 | 0.51 | 37.4% | 88.4% | 7.1% | |
|
#6
Jared Walsh
|
7.4 | 10.1 | 0.125 | 0.279 | 24.0% | 51.9% | 3.8% |
|
#7
Jonah Heim
|
6.6 | 8.8 | 0.258 | 0.438 | 34.8% | 78.6% | 3.9% |
| 6.9 | 8.9 | 0.268 | 0.423 | 33.9% | 76.2% | 2.8% |
Astros Notable Injuries
- J.P. France OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 4.8
Rangers Notable Injuries
- Josh Jung OUT (3B): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.465 Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 4.0
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