Giants look to break skid in matchup with the Astros

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Houston Astros (61-59, first in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (49-70, fourth in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (3-1, 3.53 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Giants: Carson Whisenhunt (2-3, 7.25 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -195, Giants +164; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants look to stop a three-game skid when they play the Houston Astros.

San Francisco is 49-70 overall and 27-30 at home. The Giants have gone 10-20 in games decided by one run.

Houston is 61-59 overall and 31-30 in road games. The Astros have a 34-53 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willy Adames has 24 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Giants. Jung Hoo Lee is 11 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 35 home runs, 82 walks and 86 RBIs while hitting .323 for the Astros. Cam Smith is 16 for 41 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 2-8, .188 batting average, 4.84 ERA, outscored by 22 runs

Astros: 6-4, .279 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Giants: Daniel Susac: 10-Day IL (knee), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (oblique), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 10-Day IL (leg), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (leg), Trevor McDonald: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.