Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Prediction, Betting Pick, and Latest Odds for ALCS Game 3
The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers play Game 3 of the ALCS tonight. With the Astros being down 2-0 can they take Game 3? Matt McCuen shares his Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers ALCS Game 3 pick.
Matt McCuen - October 18, 2023, 10:08 AM EDT
5 minHouston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Prediction, Betting Pick, and Latest Odds for ALCS Game 3
The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will meet from Globe Life Stadium for Game 3 of the ALCS.
Astros vs. Rangers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: October 18, 2023
- Game Time: 8:03 pm ET
- Where to Watch: FS1
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Prediction
Houston enters play down 2-0 in this series. This is rare territory for a Houston team that has enjoyed so much postseason success.
Despite the 2-0 hole, do not be fooled. This is an experienced Houston team that has loads of playoff experience.
Yordan Alvarez did all he could in Game 2 to help the Astros win. Alvarez blasted two home runs for Houston. He scored three of the team's four runs.
Veteran Michael Brantley delivered a strong performance with two hits and one run batted in.
Framber Valdez turned in a poor performance. Valdez allowed the Rangers four runs in the first inning, which was too large of a mountain for the Astros to climb.
Texas was led by a two-hit game from all-star Marcus Semien. Semien became the first player in postseason history to lead off back-to-back innings with a first-pitch hit.
Nathan Eovaldi continued his dominance in Game 2. The veteran right-hander delivered six strong innings, allowing three runs.
Texas will hand the ball to future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer. Scherzer has not pitched since September 12th.
Houston will turn to Cristian Javier. Javier has been stellar in his career in the postseason, with an ERA of 1.91 in 15 postseason games.
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Pick
This is a do-or-die game for the Astros.
This is an experienced team that has played from behind in the past, and the moment will not be too big for them.
Scherzer has not pitched in a long time, which means we will see some early rust.
This Houston lineup has outstanding numbers against Scherzer. The team is batting .287 in 157 at-bats.
Yordan Alvarez is hitting .571 against Scherzer, Brantley is batting .370 in 54 at-bats against Scherzer, and Jose Abreu is hitting .280 against Max in 25 at-bats.
Javier has good numbers against Texas. The Rangers team is hitting .244 against Javier in 123 at-bats.
Javier has been great in the postseason and will continue to be great tonight.
Pick: Houston Astros ML +115 Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
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