Inside the High-Stakes Showdown: What to Watch When Astros Face Rangers Tonight

The Rangers are not faring much better than the Astros, and are currently also just two games over .500 for the season. The Rangers probably should be encouraged – they are only hitting .233 for the season and are above .500. The Orioles are hitting the same and are 11 (maybe 12) games under .500. I have to imagine that their lineup will eventually turn it around. The ERA for the Rangers as a team is really what is saving them. The team has a 3.28 ERA combined and their WHIP is just 1.14. I was looking at Brown’s numbers and thought those look like they should belong to the Rangers starter for tonight, Jacob deGrom. deGrom is one of those dudes who seems to always be in the Cy Young mix. If it wasn’t for injuries, he probably would be each year. This season, he is 3-1 with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. The Rangers are fairly conservative with him – call back to the injury issue with him – and mostly let him throw around 90 pitches which typically gets him five innings. For the year, he has allowed at least two runs in half of his outings. Astros hitters don’t have a ton of experience against deGrom but the three hitters who have faced him have six hits in 27 at-bats.

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