Texas Rangers (63-82, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (81-64, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Glenn Otto (6-8, 4.71 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (8-4, 2.41 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -196, Rangers +164; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
Tampa Bay is 48-25 at home and 81-64 overall. The Rays have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.34.
Texas has a 63-82 record overall and a 33-41 record in road games. The Rangers have hit 179 total home runs to rank third in the AL.
The matchup Sunday is the seventh meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 3-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz is sixth on the Rays with a .293 batting average, and has 32 doubles, nine home runs, 76 walks and 54 RBI. Wander Franco is 10-for-36 with five RBI over the last 10 games.
Nate Lowe has 24 doubles, three triples, 25 home runs and 71 RBI for the Rangers. Adolis Garcia is 9-for-29 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by five runs
Rangers: 4-6, .243 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Rays: Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (tricep), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (elbow), Roman Quinn: 10-Day IL (knee), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Nick Solak: day-to-day (foot), Brad Miller: 10-Day IL (hip), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Joe Barlow: 15-Day IL (finger), Spencer Howard: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (side), Mitch Garver: 60-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
