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Rangers

Brantley lined out to center fielder Taveras.

Maldonado flied out to center fielder Taveras.

Altuve grounded out, third baseman Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Apostel, Springer to second.

Grounded out, third baseman Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Apostel, Springer to second.

Astros

Tucker homered to right on a full count, Bregman scored.

Homered to right on a full count, Bregman scored.

Astros second.  Bregman walked.  Tucker homered to right on a full count, Bregman scored.  Gurriel flied out to right fielder Gallo.  Correa singled to right.  Reddick flied out to left fielder White.  Maldonado struck out.

Rangers seventh.  Odor struck out, catcher Maldonado to first baseman Gurriel.  Apostel doubled to right.  James pitching.  Tejeda struck out.  White singled to left, Apostel scored.  Dietrich pinch-hitting for Mathis.  Dietrich grounded out, catcher Maldonado to first baseman Gurriel.

 The Astros have won 11 of 12 home games against the Rangers dating back to the start of last season, including taking two out of three games in their first meeting from September 1-3 this season. Houston has outscored Texas by 38 runs in those 12 games and is slugging .535 with 28 home runs in that span.

 The Astros enter the series at 23-24, the first time they've been below .500 at least 20 games into a season since they sat at 35-36 on June 20, 2016. However, of their 13 remaining games, none are against teams currently over .500, and their opponents' combined .382 win percentage gives them the easiest remaining schedule in MLB.

 Texas managed a four-game split with Oakland and has won four of its last seven following a 3-18 stretch. The Rangers currently rank last in the American League in batting average (.218), on-base percentage (.291), and slugging percentage (.361) -- they would be the first team to finish last in the AL in all three categories since the Mariners did so in three straight seasons from 2010 to 2012.

 Jose Urquidy will make his 10th career start, entering with a .282 opponent on-base percentage in the first nine starts, sixth lowest in Astros history through nine career starts. Urquidy won his only meeting with the Rangers on July 20 last season, allowing just two hits -- including a solo home run -- in seven innings.

 Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 5-for-14 with a home run in the first series in Houston this season. He's hitting .243 in 18 career games against the Astros and five of his seven career home runs have come at Minute Maid Park.

 Houston has posted a 16-6 (.727) record at home this season, third best in MLB (Twins, .808; Padres, .760). Meanwhile, Texas has gone a league-worst 4-17 (.190) away from home this season.

HP - Woodring, 1B - Muchlinski, 2B - Hudson, 3B - Hamari

The Houston Astros will host the Texas Rangers in the rubber match of a three-game series Thursday.
Left-hander Framber Valdez (3-3, 4.08 ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Astros (24-25). After going 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA over a four-start stretch, Valdez has scuffled of late, allowing 13 earned runs over his last 12 innings with opponents posting a .976 OPS.

Astros, Rangers set to compete in rubber match

HOUSTON (AP)  Framber Valdez tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in 6 1/3 solid innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Tucker gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer to right in the second that just made it over the wall. Tucker said he did not know if the ball was going to get out.

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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros on September 17, 2020

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