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Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Preview & Picks – Astros To Rebound In All-Texas MLB Affair

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11 Jul 2025
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Leigh Copson 11 Jul 2025
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  • Texas Rangers at Houston Astros for Friday, July 11
  • Game is taking place at Minute Maid Park
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Preview & Picks
  • Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Texas Rangers Form
  • Houston Astros Form

Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Preview & Picks

Houston are tipped to return to winning ways in this series opener.

The Astros have been strong at home despite being swept by Cleveland, while starter Lance McCullers shone against the Dodgers in his last outing.

  • Houston Astros are 10-4 in their last 14 home games
  • Texas Rangers are 6-7 in their previous 13 games
  • Texas have lost in each of pitcher Jack Leiter’s last 6 starts
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of Houston’s previous 7 games

Head To Head

  • Texas Rangers lead the all-time series 146-144
  • Houston Astros won 4-3 when the two teams last met on May 18

Texas Rangers Form

Texas head to Houston on an inconsistent run of form, having gone 6-7 over the previous 13 games.

The Rangers ended June with back-to-back defeats, losing 6-4 to Seattle and 10-6 to Baltimore, but rebounded to start July with 10-2 and 6-0 wins over the Orioles.

They then went out on the road and sandwiched a 7-4 victory in San Diego with a 3-2 and 4-1 defeats to the Padres.

Texas then responded to a 6-5 defeat at the Los Angeles Angels with a 13-1 blowout win, only then those the third meeting 11-8.

The Rangers bounced back quickly to split the series though, downing the Angels 11-4 last night.

Houston Astros Form

Houston go into this series on the back of being swept by Cleveland, but having won 11 of their last 16 games.

The Astros were rolling in late June as they backed up an 8-7 victory at the Los Angeles Angels with 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1 wins at home to Philadelphia.

They then sandwiched a 12-3 defeat to the Chicago Cubs with 7-4 and 2-0 wins, before heading to Colorado to beat the Rockies 6-5 and 5-3.

Houston dropped the series finale 7-6, but responded in emphatic fashion as they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road, winning 18-1, 6-4 and 5-1.

The Astros failed to build on that at home though, as they were beaten 7=5, 10-6 and 4-2 by Cleveland.

Verdict

Houston had a rough time in their last series, but they have largely been strong at home in recent times.

Lance McCullers Jr is also coming off his best performance of the season so far, so we expect a response from the Astros.

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