HOUSTON

ASTROSHOU

23-22  |  Road

4
FINAL
Sun, May 18 • 1:05 PM ET
Globe Life Field
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TEXAS

RANGERSTEX

25-22  |  Home

3
Probable Pitchers
Josh Hader
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Josh Hader

#71 | Relief Pitcher
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Ezequiel Duran
STARTING PITCHER

Ezequiel Duran

#20 | Shortstop
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Josh Hader None-None 1.80 -- 1.0 2
Ezequiel Duran None-None -- -- -- --
None-None W-L None-None
1.80 ERA --
-- WHIP --
1.0 IP (Innings Pitched) --
2 K (Strikeouts) --
AI Model Win Probability
ASTROS
48%
📊
RANGERS
52%
ASTROS --
RANGERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
8.6
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 35%
Under 0 65%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.5
HOUSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.5 points (Houston)
AstrosHOU (-3.5) 0 RangersTEX (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Astros Cover

54.8%

Rangers Cover

45.2%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around HOU -0.5 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

HOU By 1-2 runs

19.1%

HOU By 3-4 runs

14.9%

TEX By 1-2 runs

17.5%

TEX By 3-4 runs

12.2%

AI Model Projected Score
4.54
HOUSTON
4.06
TEXAS
Simulated Score
4
HOUSTON
6
TEXAS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Astros Win
48% Win Prob
D
Sim Rangers Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Astros (-0) Win
Proj Runs: -0.5
B
Sim Rangers (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 8.6
D
Sim u0.0
Proj Total: 10.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Aug 2, 2026 TEX @ HOU 3 - 7
Aug 1, 2026 TEX @ HOU 4 - 5
Jul 31, 2026 TEX @ HOU 2 - 11
Jul 12, 2026 HOU @ TEX 5 - 6
Jul 11, 2026 HOU @ TEX 9 - 3
Season Statistics Comparison
Houston HOU
vs
Texas TEX
2
Games Played
▲ 162
3.00
Runs / Game
▲ 4.15
.169
Avg (AVG)
▲ .242
.229
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .317
.354
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .396
.582
OPS
▲ .713
4
Home Runs
▲ 183
Key Model Drivers
Errors (L5) +87.0% more
Houston: 1.2 vs Texas: 0.2
Hits (L5) +13.6% more
Houston: 7.1 vs Texas: 6.1
Strikeouts (L5) +11.3% more
Houston: 7.9 vs Texas: 7.0
Home Runs (Season) +4475.0% more
Texas: 183.0 vs Houston: 4.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
HOU Score 4.5 4
TEX Score 4.1 3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.2 / 1.2 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 6.1 / 7.1 7.0 / 4.0
Home Runs 1.6 / 0.5 0.0 / 2.0
Strikeouts 7.0 / 7.9 5.0 / 10.0
Total Bases 12.0 / 10.1 7.0 / 10.0
Walks 3.5 / 3.2 4.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
HOU
81-83-0 (49.4%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
TEX
80-82-0 (49.4%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
HOU Advantage
(51.2%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
TEX
(48.2%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
HOU
81-74-9
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +0.7
TEX
84-69-9
O: 54.9% / U: 45.1% Total +/-: +0.6