Astros-Rangers Odds Preview

The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark in an interleague contest. Russ Ortiz will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Ortiz is 2-1 this season with a 4.43 ERA. It'll be Matt Harrison toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Lefthander Harrison is 4-4 with a 5.43 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ian Kinsler went 3-for-4 with two homers, as the Rangers handled the Astros 6-1 on Tuesday night. Texas cashed as -145 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks. Michael Young was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Rangers, while Kevin Millwood earned the win after allowing one run over seven innings for Texas. Ivan Rodriguez went deep for Houston, as losing pitcher Wandy Rodriguez was tagged for six runs over four innings for the Astros. Team records: Houston: 29-33 SU Texas: 36-27 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston Texas is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home Next up: Texas home to Houston, Thursday, June 18