This weekend's series against the Rangers will be a preview of future series, in the sense that both will be using a designated hitter. The teams will meet as interleague rivals for the last time, beginning on Friday, and the game's lineups have been announced.
Here is the Astros lineup:
1. Jose Altuve, 2B
2. Jordan Schafer, CF
3. Jed Lowrie, SS
4. J.D. Martinez, DH
5. Brett Wallace, 1B
6. Chris Johnson, 3B
7. Brian Bogusevic, RF
8. Justin Maxwell, LF
9. Jason Castro, C
Here is the Rangers lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Elvis Andrus, SS
3. Michael Young, DH
4. Adrian Beltre, 3B
5. Nelson Cruz, RF
6. David Murphy, LF
7. Yorvit Torrealba, C
8. Mitch Moreland, 1B
9. Leonys Martin, CF
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