Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+125) Texas (-145)

The Texas Rangers (24-29) will play the Houston Astros (24-31) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Houston at +125 while Texas is sitting at -145. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Mike Burrows and Jacob deGrom.

Houston is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while drawing a walk on 184 occasions. They have recorded 232 runs batted in as well as 456 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .247. The Astros have tallied 87 doubles as a unit and have knocked 68 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 242 runs while holding a team OBP of .322. As a squad, the Houston Astros are recording 4.4 runs per outing, which is 14th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Astros pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and also 281 runs (27th in MLB). Houston has conceded 448 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 272 earned runs. The Astros have a team ERA of 5.08 this year (30th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 455 batters. They have walked 269 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.93 as a team so far this year.

The Astros have dispatched 166 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 base runners on the year and 26.4% of those players crossing home plate. The relievers have a total of 23 holds on the campaign (24th in baseball). Astros pitchers have entered the game with players on base 55 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 14 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 2 of 16 chances to save the game. The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 87.5% and have come into the game in 39 save situations.

The Astros have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,341 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 1,447 putouts thus far, in addition to 424 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays.

Burrows has taken the ball for 155 frames and is sitting with 147 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.58 (79 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.353. He has given up 156 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 54 walks. Burrows (5-10 career record) holds a FIP of 4.51 while he has faced 664 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rangers hold a slugging % of .371 and they are earning 3.79 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have put up 79 two-baggers, while walking 192 times and recording 201 runs. Texas has tallied 50 home runs for the year to go along with 192 runs batted in. They have struck out on 458 instances (13th in baseball) and have a total of 404 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .232 this year.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 204 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (189 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 57 homers and they yield 3.98 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.212 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (441 strikeouts against 167 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 392.

Sitting with 43 save situations, the Rangers have earned 26 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of 71 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 46 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with base runners. They sit at 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 164 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 30 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (13th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 403 assists, 24 errors and have a tally of 1,384 putouts so far this season. In 4,152 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (3rd in baseball).

deGrom (99-69 career record) has a 2.62 earned run average and has given up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.38 and he has gone up against 6,260 batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 463 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.988 and having a FIP of 2.6. During his career, deGrom has conceded 1,217 base knocks while he has totaled 1,915 K's in 1,592 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-145)

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