Texas Rangers (60-70, third in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (74-55, first in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cody Bradford (4-1, 3.56 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Guardians: Matthew Boyd (0-0, 3.37 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, eight strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -125, Rangers +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Cleveland Guardians and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
Cleveland is 74-55 overall and 39-21 at home. The Guardians have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .395.
Texas has a 26-39 record on the road and a 60-70 record overall. The Rangers rank 10th in the AL with 138 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
The teams square off Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Guardians are ahead 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan has a .306 batting average to lead the Guardians, and has 15 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs. Jhonkensy Noel is 11-for-33 with five home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.
Corey Seager has a .270 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 17 doubles and 28 home runs. Marcus Semien is 12-for-45 with a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 4-6, .198 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by two runs
Rangers: 5-5, .242 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hand), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Carrasco: 15-Day IL (hip), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rangers: Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Jake Latz: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
