Texas Rangers (31-34, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (25-40, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Dane Dunning (1-4, 4.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Tigers: Drew Hutchison (0-4, 4.58 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -147, Tigers +126; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit is 16-22 at home and 25-40 overall. The Tigers are 12-31 in games when they have given up a home run.
Texas has a 17-16 record in road games and a 31-34 record overall. The Rangers have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .235.
The matchup Sunday is the fourth time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Cabrera ranks sixth on the Tigers with a .297 batting average, and has seven doubles, three home runs, 11 walks and 22 RBI. Harold Castro is 10-for-35 with three RBI over the past 10 games.
Adolis Garcia has 13 home runs, 14 walks and 44 RBI while hitting .253 for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 13-for-41 with four doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, .243 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored by 34 runs
Rangers: 5-5, .247 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Daz Cameron: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Jeimer Candelario: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (finger), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rangers: Glenn Otto: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Eli White: 10-Day IL (wrist), Mitch Garver: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jonathan Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
