Boston Red Sox (58-50, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (52-58, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (8-7, 2.79 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -115, Red Sox -104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Texas Rangers after Connor Wong’s four-hit game on Friday.
Texas has a 29-24 record at home and a 52-58 record overall. The Rangers are 41-11 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Boston is 58-50 overall and 31-22 in road games. The Red Sox are 13-7 in games decided by one run.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager leads the Rangers with a .279 batting average, and has 14 doubles, 21 home runs, 46 walks and 53 RBI. Marcus Semien is 12-for-40 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Rafael Devers has 27 doubles, five triples and 25 home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 15-for-47 with three doubles, three triples and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .251 batting average, 6.02 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .318 batting average, 6.18 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
