Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros MLB Betting Pick Prediction 10/23/2023 by Tony T.
Rangers at Astros—Max Scherzer to start for Texas. Scherzer in 27 starts to the year carries an ERA of 3.77 with WHIP of 1.12. The veteran has a K rate of 28% with 7.2% walks. Ground balls sit at 33.2% with 1.65 home runs per nine innings. Cristian Javier will start for Houston. Javier has 31 starts with an ERA of 4.56 and WHIP of 1.27. The righthander saw his strikeout rate drop 10% points in 2023 to 23.3% with 9% walks. Ground ball rate of 25.9% with 1.39 home runs per nine innings.