Texas Rangers at Houston Astros 5/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers complete a four-game series on the road Sunday against the Houston Astros. Texas improved to 18-20 following its 3-0 victory over the Astros on Friday in the second game of the series. Martin Perez gave up seven singles and threw his first shutout since 2014. Perez had five strikeouts and walked just one. Texas is third in the American League West, six games behind the first place Astros.

Corey Seager is batting .245 to lead Texas and the shortstop has team highs in home runs with eight, hits with 35 and on-base percentage at .319. Right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 24. On Sunday, the Texas Rangers will send Taylor Hearn to the mound. The left-hander is 2-2 with a 5.46 ERA, 31 Ks and 16 BBs.

Houston dropped to 25-15 following its three-run loss to Texas on Friday. The Astros have lost two out of the last three and have alternated between wins and losses in each of the last seven games. However, Houston remains in first place in the American League West, 1 ½ games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Angels.

Michael Brantley is batting .286 to lead Houston and the designated hitter has team highs in hits with 38 and on-base percentage at .368. Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is the leader in home runs with 12 and right fielder Kyle Tucker is the leader in RBIs with 26. On Sunday, the Houston Astros will send Jose Urquidy to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 4.81 ERA, 20 Ks and 4 BBs.