Houston goes for a sweep of the three-game series with the Rangers, who fell to 10-14 on the road as the Astros won 4-1 on Saturday. Yordan Alvarez hit one of Houston's four homers off Jacob deGrom and the Astros had only five hits overall. Houston has won the past five meetings and Texas has lost six of its past seven road games. Peter Lambert has a 2.76 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP and he has given the Astros two solid seven innings his past two outings allowing a combined three runs on nine hits. Nathan Eovaldi missed a start due to left side tightness. He has a 4.15 ERA overall this season and 4.40 on the road. Eovaldi owns a 5.66 in day games with a .315 opponent batting average. Take the Astros.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on May 17, 2026 at 11:34AM ET.
Texas at Houston
May 17, 2026
2 units on Houston +106 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 4.12)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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