The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers continue their four-game series on Saturday. Ronel Blanco (3-3, 4.04 ERA) looks to build on a strong start in his last outing for Houston against Tyler Mahle (4-1, 1.47 ERA) for Texas. Time; 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Globe Live Field, Arlington TV: Space City Home Network Radio: 790 AM, 93.3 FM

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers MLB game to be played on May 17, 2025 on ESPN.

If Houston feels exceptionally warm by May standards, you'd be right. The first two weeks of May have been among Houston's warmest on record. Houston and much of the rest of Texas has had a wild week of record-hot weather as an unseasonable heat dome of high atmospheric pressure helped rewrite weather history.

Southeast Texas is heating up with near-record highs Friday. Today’s forecast calls for a high of 94°, matching the record set in 1994. Looking ahead, early next week could bring more record-challenging temps,