Astros, Rangers Send 2 Hot Starters Into Texas Rivalry Game as Both Clubs Sit Below .500
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
Astros, Rangers Send 2 Hot Starters Into Texas Rivalry Game as Both Clubs Sit Below .500
11 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
Spencer Arrighetti takes the mound for Houston at 6-1 with a 1.32 ERA after opening the season without allowing more than two earned runs in any start.
Nathan Eovaldi counters for Texas at 5-5 with a 3.65 ERA, but he has yielded only 15 earned runs across his past eight starts after a rough first two outings.
Recent form points to a low-scoring matchup: Arrighetti threw 7.1 scoreless innings against Texas earlier, and Eovaldi blanked Houston over seven innings a couple of weeks ago.
Both AL West rivals enter the game below .500, leaving the series as an early test for two clubs still trying to stay in a weak division race.
Spencer Arrighetti's stats look elite, but analytics predict a collapse. Is he a true ace or just baseball's luckiest pitcher?
Both Texas champions are under .500. Which team's deadline strategy—the Astros selling or the Rangers buying—will ultimately win the season?
Should the struggling Astros trade superstar Yordan Alvarez to fix their disastrous pitching staff and start a rebuild?