Houston at Texas

Texas is glad to be home following a nine-game trip, and the Rangers look to snap a three-game skid as they face Houston, which is 11-17 on the road this season and two games behind Texas in the AL West. The Astros have lost nine of 12 division games, and they will start Tatsuya Imai, who has a ghastly 8.31 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP. He has allowed nine runs on 10 hits in 8 2/3 innings in his past two outings, and the Astros lost them by a combined 16-5 score. Kumar Rocker has not allowed a run in two starts in 12 2/3 innings pitched. He has a 2.81 ERA at home, allowing eight runs in 25 2/3 innings. Houston's bullpen is the worst in the majors with a 5.60 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. Take the Rangers.