The Houston Astros and the visiting Texas Rangers will send their aces to the mound on Thursday afternoon when the American League West rivals play the rubber game of a three-game series.
Right-hander Lance Lynn (4-1, 1.93 ERA, 56 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings) will take the hill for the Rangers on Thursday. Houston will counter with veteran right-hander Zack Greinke (2-0, 2.68 ERA, 35 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings).
Lynn is 5-4 with a 2.59 ERA in 11 appearances, 10 starts, against the Astros. Four of those starts came last year, when he went 1-3 with a 3.