Giants play series lead Astros 1-0

Houston Astros (30-37, third in AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (33-34, third in NL West)

San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ronel Blanco (5-2, 2.78 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Giants: Jordan Hicks (4-2, 2.82 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -113, Giants -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants face the Houston Astros with a 1-0 series lead.

San Francisco is 33-34 overall and 18-14 at home. The Giants hit 64 home runs overall to rank eighth in the NL.

Houston is 13-19 on the road and 30-37 overall. The Astros are 15-29 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Tuesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Chapman leads San Francisco with eight home runs while hitting .407. Heliot Ramos is 13 for 38 with four homers and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Alex Bregman has 12 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 31 RBIs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 15-for-39 with four doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 4-6, .235 batting average, 4.49 ERA, led by eight runs

Astros: 5-5, .264 batting average, 3.63 ERA, opponents outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Giants: Blake Snell: 15-day IL (groin), Marco Luciano: 10-day IL (undisclosed), LaMonte Wade Jr: 10-day IL (hamstring), Jung Hoo Lee: 60-day IL ( labrum), Tom Murphy: 60-day IL (head), Nick Ahmed: 10-day IL (wrist), Alex Cobb: 60-day IL (hip), Ethan Small: 60-day IL (oblique), Austin Warren: 60 day IL (elbow), Tristan Beck: 60 day IL (arm), Robbie Ray: 60 day IL (elbow)

Astros: Kyle Tucker: 10-day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Spencer Arrighetti: daily (calf), Cristian Javier: 15-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL days (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow) , Kendall Graveman: 60 day IL (elbow)

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