Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction: Rangers have a chance here

On Monday, Major League Baseball playoff action will take place at Minute Maid Park, featuring a matchup between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers. The American League Championship Series playoff is being played out over the best-of-seven format, and this will be Game 6 of the series. Houston has a 3-2 lead in the series after taking the last three games at Globe Life Field and winning all of them.

In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5, Houston Astros third baseman Jose Altuve hit a home run that scored three runs and gave his team the lead. However, in the eighth inning, a big brawl broke out after a fastball thrown by Houston Astros receiver Bryan Abreu hit Adolis Garcia in the back. The benches were cleared during this fight. As a result of the three ejections that took place, we should be on the lookout for a lingering plot thread to develop in Sunday's game. If tensions were to rise once more, the situation might become quite difficult to manage. In Game 6, Houston's starting pitcher is going to be Framber Valdez. This is Houston's sixth game of the World Series. Valdez has not fared well thus far in the postseason, as evidenced by his record of 0-2 along with an earned run average of 11.57 across two starts. During that span of time, Valdez has thrown 11 no-hit innings while recording 11 strikeouts.

The first two games of the 2023 American League Championship Series were played at Minute Maid Park, and the Texas Rangers came out on top by scores of 2-0 and 5-4. However, the Texas Rangers have not lived up to expectations when playing at home. The Rangers were defeated in all three games played at Globe Life Field by scores of 8-5, 10-3, and 5-4. The Texas Rangers held a 4-2 lead heading into the sixth inning of Game 5 on Friday, but they ended up losing the game after allowing three runs in the top of the ninth inning. Along the route to a contentious conclusion, all of the RBI came from home runs, and Adolis Garcia (three RBI) and Nathaniel Lowe (one RBI) were the only ones who hit them. Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for the Texas Rangers in Game 6, which is considered to be one of the most crucial games of the series. Eovaldi has been dominant in the postseason this year, going 3-0 with a 2.29 earned run average and 24 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched. Eovaldi has a record of 7-3 in the postseason with an earned run average of 2.87.

In this matchup, the Texas Rangers are most likely going to be the team I'll side with. On the other hand, it looks like there's going to be another intense battle between the two sides. The fact that Eovaldi has been performing so admirably thus far in this postseason is excellent news for the Texas Rangers. In his previous start, which took place during Game 2, Eovaldi was able to keep things under control for the Texas Rangers by striking out nine batters in 6.0 innings while allowing three earned runs on five hits and one walk. To set themselves up for what might be a crucial Game 7, the Texas Rangers are going to need another terrific start from their starting pitcher, in addition to a strong performance from their bullpen.