Astros vs Rangers MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-12-2026

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Our Astros vs Rangers Pick: RANGERS

The Texas Rangers are the recommended pick over the Houston Astros based on their advantage in overall pitching and run prevention. Texas owns a 4.07 team ERA compared to Houston’s 4.81 and has allowed nearly 90 fewer runs despite similar workloads. The Rangers also feature a stronger bullpen, converting 73.7% of save opportunities versus Houston’s excellent but less-tested relief unit behind a struggling rotation. While Cristian Javier has the edge over Tyler Alexander individually, Houston’s pitching staff has struggled with walks and home runs throughout the season. Combined with a more consistent pitching staff and comparable offensive production, Texas has the stronger overall outlook in this matchup.

MATCHUP	Astros	Rangers
Astros vs Rangers Moneyline	+106	-128
Where	Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX
When	Sunday, July 12, 2026

Astros vs Rangers MLB Prediction – 7-12-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

Here is our Astros vs Rangers MLB Prediction for both teams:

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There have been 780 times that Houston has been rung up, and there have been 313 times that they have taken a walk. Their slugging percentage now stands at.410. Over the course of the season, they have collected 778 hits and 415 runs batted in, and their batting average at the plate is currently sitting at.241. There have been 147 two-baggers recorded by the Astros as a team, and they have hit 128 balls out of the stadium. As a club, they have scored a total of 435 runs while maintaining an on-base percentage of.315 throughout the season. The Houston Astros are currently ranked fourteenth in Major League Baseball due to their average of 4.5 runs scored per game as a complete team.

This season, the Astros have a team earned run average of 4.81, which places them 27th in Major League Baseball. Additionally, the Astros’ pitching staff has rung up 824 batters. The pitchers for the Astros have allowed 134 home runs and 487 total runs, which places them 27th in the league. During the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 420 players from the opposing team, and their overall fielding percentage (FIP) is 4.90. Houston has allowed 453 earned runs and 771 base hits, which is equivalent to 8.2 hits per nine innings. Furthermore, their pitching staff has achieved a collective WHIP of 1.40, and they have a K/BB ratio of 1.96.

Not only have the pitchers for the Astros made 90 appearances in high leverage situations, but they have also entered the game 89 times with runners on base. This season, the relief pitchers have accumulated 43 holds, which places them in 22nd place in the league. The Astros bullpen has entered the game in 76 different save situations, earning a save percentage of 84.8% throughout the course of the season. During the course of the season, they have made a total of 28 saves, while they have failed to make any of their 33 save opportunities. There have been 137 base runners that have been inherited by relief pitchers throughout the season, and 29.2% of those players have ended up crossing the plate. In the course of the season, the Astros have utilized the services of three hundred bullpen pitchers.

Over the course of 7,635 innings, the Astros have converted 70.8% of baseballs that were in play into outs, which places them tenth among the major league teams. At this point in the season, the Houston Astros had a total of 2,545 putouts, 713 assists, and 41 errors recorded throughout the season. They presently have a fielding percentage of.988, which places them seventh in the American League, and they have turned 79 double plays overall.

Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, Javier has pitched for a total of 550 innings and has racked up 606 strikeouts. The career record of Javier, who has a record of 35-23, has a fielding percentage of 3.75 while facing 2,280 hitters from opposing teams in the major leagues. At this point in his career, his earned run average is 3.81 (233 earned runs allowed), and his WHIP is 1.171. In addition to having 231 free passes, he has allowed 413 base knocks, which is equivalent to 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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The Texas Rangers have finished the season with a batting average of.244 and an on-base percentage of.320. Additionally, the team has a batting average of.320. Their total number of base hits is 765, and they have been rung up on 785 occasions, which places them sixteenth in the league. The Texas Rangers have a total of 375 runs batted in and 106 home runs so far this season. With a slugging percentage of.397, the Rangers are currently averaging 4.15 runs per game, which places them in 24th place in the league. As addition as scoring 390 runs, they have walked 310 times and recorded 134 doubles. Additionally, they have walked 310 times.

With a team earned run average of 4.07 (373 earned runs yielded), the Texas pitching staff has allowed a total of 400 runs to be scored against them throughout the season. They are ranked tenth in baseball in terms of the number of runs they allow per nine innings, and they have allowed 113 long balls. The Rangers now have a team WHIP of 1.246 and a FIP of 4.05 for the season. Additionally, the Rangers have a home run average of 4.05 runs per game. A K/BB ratio of 8.70 has been earned by them, which translates to 800 strikeouts and 267 walks. In terms of total hits allowed, they are ranked fourteenth in the Major League Baseball (MLB) as a staff with 761.

The percentage of inherited base runners that Texas bullpen pitchers have scored is 32.3% out of 124 total inherited base runners. In addition to 82 instances in which runners were on base, their relievers have been called upon to take the field 91 times that were in high leverage situations. There are already 85 save situations that the Rangers have earned, and they have earned 45 holds in addition to 10 botched saves. With a save percentage of 73.7%, they are now ranked fifth in the Major League Baseball, and they have sent 293 bullpen pitchers out to the mound so far this season.

59 double plays have been recorded by the Texas Rangers, and their fielding percentage of.987 places them thirteenth among all professional baseball teams. During the course of the season, the Rangers have accumulated a total of 2,476 putouts, 719 assists, and 43 errors with a total of 719 assists. The Rangers have played 7,428 innings on the field, and their defensive efficiency is currently at 70.3%, which places them 12th in Major League Baseball.

Alexander has a career record of 23-43 wins and 43 losses, and he has a 4.47 earned run average. Additionally, he allows 9.6 hits per nine innings pitched. Over the course of his career, he has faced 2,490 batters from opposing teams, and he has a strikeout-to-base ratio of 3.46. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.300 and a FIP of 4.4, he has allowed a total of 291 earned runs to be scored against him. To this point in his career as a professional baseball player, Alexander has allowed 622 hits while garnering 481 strikeouts in 585 innings pitched.

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