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Astros Glen Rice Jersey face the Diamondbacks with 1-0 series lead September 28 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Arizona Diamondbacks (71-84, fourth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (102-53, first in the AL West)Houston; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (12-3, 2.46 ERA, .89 WHIP, 180 strikeouts); Astros: Justin Verlander (17-4, 1.82 ERA, .84 WHIP, 167 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -189, Diamondbacks +159; over/under is 6 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Houston has a 102-53 record overall and a 51-23 record in home games. Astros pitchers have a collective 2.91 ERA, which ranks second in MLB play.Arizona has a 71-84 record overall and a 31-43 record in road games. The Diamondbacks have gone 37-70 in games when they have given up at least one home run.The teams match up Wednesday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads Houston with 37 home runs while slugging .614. Jose Altuve is Maurice Harkless Jersey 14-for-32 with four home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.Christian Walker has 23 doubles, a triple, 36 home runs and 88 RBI for the Diamondbacks. Daulton Varsho is 6-for-32 with two home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .263 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runsDiamondbacks: 3-7, .202 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by nine runsINJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (ankle), Lance McCullers Jr.: day-to-day (illne s), Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson: 15-Day IL (arm), Keynan Middleton: 15-Day IL (toe), Kyle Nelson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Hernandez: 60-Day IL (calf), Tyler Gilbert: 60-Day IL (elbow), Humberto Castellanos Paul Eboua Jersey : 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Ahmed: 60-Day IL (shoulder)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League National League Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks Houston Astros Jason Castro Nick Ahmed Keynan Miami Heat T-Shirts Middleton Yonny Hernandez Tyler Gilbert Daulton Varsho Justin Verlander Michael Brantley Lance McCullers Jr. Josh James Christian Walker Zac Gallen Yordan Alvarez Jose Altuve Arizona Diamondbacks Houston Astros share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 13 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 49 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 49 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak Miami Heat Hoodie when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 50 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 50 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS