Yankees and Rangers meet with series tied 1-1

Updated Aug. 11, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Texas Rangers (55-62, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (69-49, second in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Andrew Heaney (4-11, 3.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Yankees: Marcus Stroman (7-6, 4.10 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -146, Rangers +123; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

New York is 31-27 at home and 69-49 overall. The Yankees have a 55-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Texas is 24-35 in road games and 55-62 overall. The Rangers are 44-11 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .323 batting average, and has 26 doubles, a triple, 41 home runs, 97 walks and 105 RBI. Austin Wells is 13-for-40 with nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Corey Seager has a .273 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 14 doubles and 25 home runs. Adolis Garcia is 9-for-36 with two RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .267 batting average, 4.88 ERA, even run differential

Rangers: 3-7, .208 batting average, 6.55 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hand), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jose Trevino: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (side), 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)

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