The All Star break could have come at a better time for the Houston Astros who are winners of seven of their last eight contest. The break might very well affect their momentum negatively, and I like the Texas Rangers to get the win here.

Texas hands the ball to Lance Lynn (11-4, 3.91 ERA) who has pitched very well lately. The 32-year-old right-hander has won four straight starts while limiting opponents to eight runs over 29 innings of work. The Rangers have won seven of his last 10 starts overall and they're 8-1 in Lynn's last nine home starts. We can also note that Lynn has held the current Astros roster to a .203 AVG over 59 at bats.

The Astros counter with Framber Valdez (3-4, 4.57 ERA). The 25-year-old southpaw has mainly worked out of the bullpen and was lit up for six runs on seven hits in 3 innings of a 14-2 loss to Pittsburgh last time out. Valdez has allowed three runs in five hits and five walks in 5 1/3 innings of work against Texas this year.

10* play on Texas Rangers.