New York Yankees and Texas Rangers meet in game 2 of series

Updated Sep. 3, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

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New York Yankees (80-58, first in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (65-73, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (14-9, 4.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 161 strikeouts); Rangers: Andrew Heaney (4-13, 3.95 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -133, Rangers +112; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees meet the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead.

Texas has gone 36-33 at home and 65-73 overall. The Rangers have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .238.

New York has a 43-27 record on the road and an 80-58 record overall. The Yankees have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.83.

Tuesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager has 21 doubles, 30 home runs and 74 RBI for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 10-for-35 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 32 doubles, a triple and 51 home runs while hitting .326 for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 10-for-35 with three doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Yankees: 5-5, .265 batting average, 4.70 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: 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)

Yankees: Gerrit Cole: day-to-day (calf), Ian Hamilton: 60-Day IL (lat), Luis Gil: 15-Day IL (back), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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