Texas Rangers (26-29, third in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (25-26, third in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Dane Dunning (1-3, 4.11 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Guardians: Shane Bieber (3-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -161, Rangers +139; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers take on the Cleveland Guardians after Marcus Semien had four hits against the Guardians on Tuesday.
Cleveland has a 12-9 record in home games and a 25-26 record overall. The Guardians have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .383.
Texas is 26-29 overall and 13-13 on the road. The Rangers have hit 70 total home runs to rank third in the AL.
The teams square off Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has a .286 batting average to lead the Guardians, and has 12 doubles, four triples and 14 home runs. Oscar Gonzalez is 14-for-40 with five RBI over the past 10 games.
Semien has nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 RBI for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 9-for-35 with three home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .254 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
Rangers: 4-6, .239 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Franmil Reyes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (left glute), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rangers: Brett Martin: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Brad Miller: 10-Day IL (hip), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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