Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Scott Feldman (8-11), who doesn't have a win this month despite owning a 2.01 ERA, will get the start for the Houston Astros when they face rookie Lisalverto Bonilla (2-0) and the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

Last Thursday, Scott Feldman pitched eight strong innings against the Cleveland Indians at home and finished with a no decision. He gave up just one run on four base hits in that game and walked one batter while striking out two. He lowered his ERA to 3.82 in that game and he has only walked 2.4 batters per nine innings this season.

Rangers outfielder Alex Rios is 12-for-45 against Feldman in his career with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI. Catcher J.P. Arencibia is just 1-for-11 against him with one walk and three strikeouts.

Lisalverto Bonilla won his second game in a row last week when he defeated the Los Angeles Angels on the road. He gave up just two runs in his five innings of work that day while walking four batters and striking out four. Bonilla now has a 4.30 ERA through four starts and he has walked 10 batters in 14.2 innings.

The Astros will be getting their first chance to go up against Bonilla on Wednesday night. He has held right-handed batters to just a .182 batting average and a .671 OPS this season.

Houston Astros Betting Trends

Houston Astros are 70-82-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Houston Astros is -0.5

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

Texas Rangers are 69-76-10 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Texas Rangers is -0.9

Injuries to Watch

Houston Astros

09/17/14 RF George Springer Knee 15-day DL (7/20), out for season
07/29/14 P Josh Zeid Foot 60-day DL (7/25), out for season
06/21/14 P Jose Cisnero Elbow 60-day DL (6/20)
04/26/14 P Matt Albers Shoulder 60-day DL (4/22)
03/31/14 P Alex White Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)
03/31/14 P Jesse Crain Bicep 60-day DL (3/21)

Texas Rangers

09/19/14 P Scott Baker Tricep out indefinitely
09/17/14 RF Michael Choice Hamstring out for season
09/05/14 RF Alex Rios Thumb out for season
08/29/14 LF James Adduci Concussion 15-day DL (9/12)
08/26/14 LF Shin-Soo Choo Elbow 60-day DL (8/26), out for season
08/13/14 P Yu Darvish Elbow 60-day DL (8/10); out for season
06/11/14 P Tanner Scheppers Elbow 60-day DL (6/11)
06/10/14 1B Mitch Moreland Ankle 15-day DL (6/8)
06/04/14 P Alexi Ogando Elbow 60-day DL (6/3)
06/04/14 P Matt Harrison Back 60-day DL (5/14), out for season
05/22/14 1B Prince Fielder Neck 60-day DL (5/17)
05/21/14 P Martin Perez Elbow 60-day DL (5/11)
04/25/14 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff Back 60-day DL (4/23); out for season
04/23/14 P Pedro Figueroa Elbow 60-day DL (4/23)
03/31/14 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (3/23)
03/28/14 RF Engel Beltre Leg 60-day DL (3/26)

Josh's Pick: Take Houston

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