Jung (calf) resumed jogging Aug. 18 and has also taken part in defensive drills, MLB.com reports.
The Rangers announced Aug. 12 that Garcia (shoulder) is expected to resume throwing off a mound soon, MLB.com reports.
Rocker (5-10) picked up the win while allowing two runs on five hits and three walks Monday. He struck out eight.
Burger went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a double, two RBI, two walks and a strikeout during a 11-2 win over the White Sox on Monday.
Seager went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI, a run scored and a walk during Monday's 11-2 win over the White Sox.
Thaiss signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on July 24.
Pederson was ejected from Monday's game against the White Sox after being denied a challenge, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. He went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored before exiting.
Delgado was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The Astros signed Velazquez to a major-league contract Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Lopez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
We got a huge pitching match-up in Houston tonight with Framber Valdez pitching against Jacob deGrom, but the side story is that the Astros have lost four straight after sweeping the Dodgers last weekend. That's the beginning of me liking deGrom in this matchup. Valdez gave up four runs in his last start, but also didn't allow any runs in his previous two starts. The Rangers lost 6-5 to the Angels in deGrom’s last start, but he won his previous six starts, getting the winning decision in five of them. He looks like he is back in prime form. The Rangers have won three of their last four. Texas to win.
FanDuel. As great as Jacobs DeGrom has been this season, his strikeout rate against right handed batters is a pedestrian 21%. That’s pertinent in today’s matchup, as he’s likely to face 7-8 right handed hitters in the Astros lineup. Overall, DeGrom is under this line in ten of eighteen starts. While he did finish with seven strikeouts in his previous matchup with the Astros, he faced a season high 30 hitters (five more than any other start). The Astros overall are a tough team to strikeout (20.6% versus righties on the season).
Framber Valdez is having a terrific season but this is a big number for him. He’s facing a Rangers lineup that has been very stingy as of late and has taken nearly 200 combined at bats against Valdez.
Maybe we have a real pitcher's duel here between Jacob deGrom and Framber Valdez. Except that neither of these two is likely to last beyond the sixth inning if that far. And the chances of a low-scoring affair have been lessened by the presence of the Rangers, whose offense continued its recent surge in last night's 7-3 win. That's now 44 runs scored across the past five games for the surging Texas offense, with overs in each of those contests. Also note Valdez is off of his worst start since the beginning of May, allowing 4 runs and 7 hits (plus his first homers since May) in 6 IP vs. the Dodgers last Saturday. Play Rangers-Astros Over
