Astros face Giants after Altuve’s 4-hit game

Houston Astros (30-36, third in AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (32-34, third in NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABIES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.79 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Giants: Kyle Harrison (4-3, 4.18 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -120, Giants +100; over/under = 8 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the San Francisco Giants after Jose Altuve had four hits against the Angels on Sunday.

San Francisco is 17-14 in home games and 32-34 overall. The Giants are 9-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Houston is 13-18 on the road and 30-36 overall. The Astros are 25-10 in games where they get more hits than their opponents.

Monday’s match is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Chapman has eight home runs, 25 walks and 28 RBIs while hitting .240 for the Giants. Heliot Ramos is 14-for-36 with a double, four homers and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 13 homers, 28 walks and 33 RBIs while hitting .292 for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 14-for-38 with two doubles, a triple, four homers and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .232 batting average, 4.96 ERA, led by 14 runs

Astros: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.54 ERA, opponents outscored by 14 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: Alex Bregman: daily (wrist), Kyle Tucker: 10 day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60 day IL (forearm), Spencer Arrighetti: daily (calf), Cristian Javier: 15 day IL (forward -arm), Oliver Ortega: IL 60 days (elbow), Bennett Sousa: IL 60 days (shoulder), Penn Murfee: IL 60 days (elbow), Luis Garcia: IL 60 days (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: IL 60 days (elbow), Kendall Graveman: IL 60 days (elbow)

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