Boston Red Sox (17-11, first in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (12-16, fifth in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Richards (1-2, 4.94 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) Rangers: Mike Foltynewicz (1-3, 4.61 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
LINE: Rangers +123, Red Sox -141; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox travel to take on the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
The Rangers are 6-9 in home games in 2020. Texas has hit 33 home runs as a team this season. Nick Solak leads the club with seven, averaging one every 14.7 at-bats.
The Red Sox are 9-3 on the road. The Boston offense has compiled a .261 batting average as a team this season, good for second in the American League. J.D. Martinez leads the team with an average of .361.
The Rangers won the last meeting 8-6. Josh Sborz earned his second victory and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs for Texas. Matt Andriese took his first loss for Boston.
TOP PERFORMERS: Solak leads the Rangers with 10 extra base hits and is batting .301.
Martinez leads the Red Sox with 26 RBIs and is batting .361.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .262 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored by five runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .214 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Jose Leclerc: (elbow), Jonathan Hernandez: (elbow), Kyle Cody: (right shoulder), Matt Bush: (elbow), Khris Davis: (quad), Ronald Guzman: (knee), Sam Huff: (hamstring).
Red Sox: Chris Sale: (elbow), Ryan Brasier: (left calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
