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Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
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Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Grass | Today's Starters | Bullpens | Starting Staffs
Umpire: Eric Cooper | Records: Last 5 | Last 10 | After Win | After Loss
 
3:05 PM ET W/L Units Home Away O/U RL W/L RL Units
Houston 24-19 8.79 11-6 13-13 19-23 28-15 13.80
Texas 21-22 3.53 11-10 10-12 21-18 22-21 -3.30

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Trends and Odds
Recent Trends
Houston:
  • Over is 8-1 in HOU last 9 interleague games.
  • HOU are 11-3 in their last 14 games on grass.
  • HOU are 11-3 in their last 14 overall.
Texas:
  • TEX are 8-2 in their last 10 games on grass.
  • TEX are 8-2 in their last 10 overall.
  • TEX are 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
Head to Head:
  • HOU are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Texas.



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Pitchers and Bullpens
Starters | In-Depth | Starting Staffs
Overall W-L Tm W-L IP H WHIP ERA AF AA OU
B. Backe (R)
K. Gabbard (L)		 2-5
1-0		 3-6
5-1		 48.2
29.2		 53
28		 1.68
1.42		 4.62
2.12		 3.7
6.0		 4.6
4.2		 3-6
3-3
Last 3 W-L Tm W-L IP H WHIP ERA AF AA OU
B. Backe (R)
K. Gabbard (L)		 1-2
0-0		 1-2
2-1		 17.2
11.0		 18
7		 1.53
1.36		 4.58
1.64		 3.7
4.3		 4.7
3.3		 1-2
1-2

Bullpens | In Depth
 
Total
  
Available
  IP WHIP ERA IP WHIP ERA
HOU 147.1 1.36 3.67 147.1 1.36 3.67
Last 3 28.1 1.59 3.49 28.1 1.59 3.49
  IP WHIP ERA IP WHIP ERA
TEX 127.1 1.32 3.82 127.1 1.32 3.82
Last 3 31.1 1.31 4.60 31.1 1.31 4.60

Umpire
| vs. Team/Pitchers
  W/L O/U Runs Str. % HR Pit.
Cooper, Eric 3-4 2-5 9.00 63.1 2.4 298.4

Stadium and Weather
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Wind (MPH)
Over/Under		 0-10
1-2		 10-20
8-5		 20+
1-2
Weather at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
 

Statistics and Records
Overall | In-Depth
  W-L
 O/U
 Avg
 ERA
HOU
TEX		 24-19
21-22		 19-23
21-18		 .262
.270		 4.32
4.71
  Vs. R Vs. L Start Pen
HOU
TEX		 .253
.276		 .298
.253		 4.65
4.27		 3.74
5.37

Home/Away | In-Depth
  W-L
 O/U
 Avg
 ERA
HOU
TEX		 13-13
11-10		 9-16
10-9		 .248
.289		 4.17
4.62
  Vs. R Vs. L Start Pen
HOU
TEX		 .244
.297		 .265
.263		 4.41
4.54		 3.68
4.72

Last 10 | In-Depth
  W-L
 O/U
 Avg
 ERA
HOU
TEX		 7-3
8-2		 5-4
4-5		 .289
.290		 3.99
3.16
  Vs. R Vs. L Start Pen
HOU
TEX		 .289
.300		 .335
.271		 4.25
2.77		 3.45
3.64

Series Game Records
HOU O
 AW AL
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4		 9-6
8-6
6-6
1-1
 5-3
5-4
3-3
1-1
 4-3
3-2
3-3
0-0
TEX O AW AL
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4		 7-8
8-6
5-7
1-1
 2-4
4-2
3-4
1-0
 5-4
4-4
2-3
0-1
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Grass
After Win
After Loss
Last 5


Injuries

 Houston Injuries
Player Pos Injury Status
G. Geary RP Groin 15-day DL
W. Rodriguez SP Groin 15-day DL
F. Paulino RP Arm 15-day DL
 Texas Injuries
Player Pos Injury Status
K. Millwood SP Groin 15-day DL
J. Jennings SP Forearm 15-day DL
H. Blalock 3B Hamstring Mid May
L. Mendoza RP Shoulder 15-day DL
D. Nippert RP Foot 15-day DL
T. Diamond RP Elbow 60-day DL
B. McCarthy SP Arm Late May
J. Rheinecker RP Arm 60-day DL

Recent Meetings
 
Date Home-Away H Starter A Starter Line O/U
5/16/2008 TEX 16 - HOU 8 S. Ponson S. Chacon -110/11 O
2007 Season
6/24/2007 TEX 9 - HOU 12 x R. Tejeda C. Sampson -106/11 O
6/23/2007 TEX 7 - HOU 2 J. Wright R. Oswalt 143/10.5 U
6/22/2007 TEX 11 - HOU 3 K. Millwood W. Williams -125/11 O
5/20/2007 HOU 1 - TEX 14 W. Williams B. McCarthy -130/9 O
5/19/2007 HOU 6 - TEX 1 W. Rodriguez J. Koronka -155/9.5 U
5/18/2007 HOU 4 - TEX 7 M. Albers R. Tejeda -116/9 O
2006 Season
7/2/2006 TEX 5 - HOU 9 K. Millwood W. Rodriguez -191/10 O
7/1/2006 TEX 0 - HOU 7 J. Wasdin T. Buchholz -141/11 U
6/30/2006 TEX 3 - HOU 1 V. Padilla R. Oswalt -107/9.5 U
5/21/2006 HOU 5 - TEX 0 T. Buchholz J. Koronka 102/10 U
5/20/2006 HOU 0 - TEX 6 A. Pettitte K. Millwood -116/8.5 U
5/19/2006 HOU 5 - TEX 3 R. Oswalt R. Tejeda -168/9 U
2005 Season
6/26/2005 HOU 3 - TEX 2 A. Pettitte C. Park -137/9.5 U
6/25/2005 HOU 5 - TEX 6 B. Backe C. Young 127/9 O
6/24/2005 HOU 5 - TEX 2 R. Oswalt R. Rodriguez -153/8.5 U
5/22/2005 TEX 2 - HOU 0 C. Park R. Oswalt 103/9.5 U
5/21/2005 TEX 18 - HOU 3 C. Young E. Astacio -200/10 O
5/20/2005 TEX 7 - HOU 3 K. Rogers B. Backe -180/9 O
2004 Season
7/4/2004 HOU 3 - TEX 18 A. Pettitte J. Benoit -175/9.5 O

Last 10 Games
HOU OPS AVG Starter IP Opp Starter IP
5/16/2008 @TEX 8-16 102/11 L/O .754 .316 S. Chacon 3.1 S. Ponson 5.0
5/15/2008 @SF 8-7 124/8 W/O .963 .317 C. Sampson 6.0 T. Lincecum 6.0
5/14/2008 @SF 6-3 -113/9 W/P .825 .297 B. Moehler 5.0 P. Misch 6.0
5/13/2008 @SF 2-4 119/8 L/U .642 .206 B. Backe 6.0 M. Cain 8.0
5/12/2008 @SF 7-3 -145/8 W/O .855 .353 R. Oswalt 8.0 B. Zito 6.0
5/11/2008 @LA 8-5 130/9 W/O .724 .286 S. Chacon 6.0 H. Kuroda 6.2
5/10/2008 @LA 5-0 160/8.5 W/U .639 .265 C. Sampson 7.0 C. Billingsley 5.0
5/9/2008 @LA 7-1 175/9 W/U .933 .333 B. Moehler 5.0 D. Lowe 5.1
5/8/2008 WAS 3-8 -126/9.5 L/O .621 .278 B. Backe 6.0 J. Lannan 6.0
5/7/2008 WAS 4-3 -171/8.5 W/U .723 .226 R. Oswalt 7.0 O. Perez 5.0

TEX OPS AVG Starter IP Opp Starter IP
5/16/2008 HOU 16-8 -110/11 W/O 1.380 .386 S. Ponson 5.0 S. Chacon 3.1
5/14/2008 SEA 3-4x -124/10 L/U .625 .214 S. Feldman 7.0 C. Silva 6.1
5/13/2008 SEA 5-2 116/9.5 W/U .662 .241 K. Gabbard 5.1 F. Hernandez 6.0
5/12/2008 SEA 13-12x 116/8.5 W/O 1.150 .359 V. Padilla 5.0 E. Bedard 2.0
5/11/2008 OAK 6-12 138/9.5 L/O .813 .297 S. Ponson 5.1 R. Harden 3.2
5/10/2008 OAK 6-4 101/10 W/P .921 .312 K. Millwood 0.2 D. Eveland 6.0
5/9/2008 OAK 4-0 108/9.5 W/U .787 .258 S. Feldman 6.0 G. Smith 6.0
5/8/2008 @SEA 5-0 169/8 W/U .869 .303 K. Gabbard 3.2 F. Hernandez 5.0
5/7/2008 @SEA 2-0 155/8 W/U .699 .242 V. Padilla 7.0 E. Bedard 7.0
5/6/2008 @SEA 10-1 135/9 W/O .909 .250 S. Ponson 7.0 M. Batista 2.1

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