Boston Red Sox (57-50, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (52-57, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (6-8, 3.60 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Rangers: Jose Urena (3-5, 3.07 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -123, Rangers +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will try to keep their five-game home win streak intact when they play the Boston Red Sox.
Texas is 52-57 overall and 29-23 at home. The Rangers have a 37-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Boston has a 57-50 record overall and a 30-22 record in road games. The Red Sox have a 30-9 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has a .281 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 20 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs. Corey Seager is 13-for-39 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.
Rafael Devers ranks second on the Red Sox with 55 extra base hits (26 doubles, five triples and 24 home runs). Tyler O'Neill is 13-for-41 with four doubles, six home runs and 14 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .245 batting average, 5.12 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .302 batting average, 6.54 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
