Pittsburgh Pirates (58-65, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (57-68, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Luis Ortiz (0-0); Rangers: TBD
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -126, Pirates +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers begin a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
Texas has a 57-68 record overall and a 32-30 record at home. Rangers hitters have a collective .308 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Pittsburgh has a 29-33 record in road games and a 58-65 record overall. The Pirates have a 29-50 record in games when they have allowed a home run.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager is second on the Rangers with 42 extra base hits (16 doubles and 26 home runs). Adolis Garcia is 17-for-41 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh with 19 home runs while slugging .461. Joey Bart is 13-for-41 with four home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .264 batting average, 5.55 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Pirates: 2-8, .250 batting average, 5.18 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Jake Latz: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen: 10-Day IL (knee), Marco Gonzales: 60-Day IL (forearm), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Joshua Palacios: 10-Day IL (hamstring), 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.
