Rangers and Pirates meet in series rubber match

Updated Aug. 21, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

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Pittsburgh Pirates (59-66, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (58-69, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Domingo German (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, four strikeouts); Rangers: Andrew Heaney (4-13, 4.20 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 123 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -142, Pirates +120; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Texas is 58-69 overall and 33-31 at home. The Rangers are 46-13 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Pittsburgh has a 30-34 record in road games and a 59-66 record overall. The Pirates have gone 37-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Semien has 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 61 RBI while hitting .245 for the Rangers. Adolis Garcia is 12-for-40 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Bryan Reynolds has a .278 batting average to lead the Pirates, and has 23 doubles, three triples and 19 home runs. Joey Bart is 12-for-40 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .238 batting average, 4.99 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Pirates: 3-7, .229 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

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)

Pirates: Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (herniated disc), Andrew McCutchen: 10-Day IL (knee), Marco Gonzales: 60-Day IL (forearm), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Jared Jones: 15-Day IL (lat), Ryan Borucki: 60-Day IL (tricep), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 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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