{"id":766,"date":"2024-08-04T20:26:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:26:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-04T20:26:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:26:14","slug":"preview-houston-astros-clash-with-texas-rangers-on-august-5-2024-at-20-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/04\/preview-houston-astros-clash-with-texas-rangers-on-august-5-2024-at-20-05\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Houston Astros Clash with Texas Rangers on August 5, 2024 at 20:05"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 5, 2024, an exciting MLB showdown is set to occur as the Houston Astros take on the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, starting at 8:05 PM. The forecast predicts Clear Sky conditions for the game night.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have yet to announce their starting pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the 2024 AL West Division standings, the Astros are currently 8th with a record of 57-53, reflecting a winning percentage of .520. They have a 19-17 record within their division, ranking 2nd. Recently, Houston has won 5 of their last 10 games and is in a 1-game losing streak. They&#8217;ve performed better at home with a 32-25 record, compared to a 25-28 on the road. The Astros shine under the lights with 38 wins in night games against 19 in day games. They&#8217;ve scored a total of 506 runs and conceded 464.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers, placed 10th in the standings, hold a 53-58 record (.480 winning percentage). Within the division, their record is 13-16, placing them 3rd. Texas has won 4 of their last 10 games and is currently enjoying a 1-game winning streak. At home, they show stronger numbers with a 30-24 record, and they\u2019re 23-34 on the road. The Rangers have a total of 31 wins in night games and 22 during daytime play. They have scored 473 runs this season while allowing 488.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 5, 2024, an exciting MLB showdown is set to occur as the Houston Astros take on the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, starting at 8:05 PM. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}