Texas Rangers (62-81, third in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (80-63, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Martin Perez (11-6, 2.77 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 156 strikeouts); Rays: Corey Kluber (10-8, 4.36 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -146, Rangers +123; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Texas Rangers.
Tampa Bay has gone 47-24 in home games and 80-63 overall. The Rays have a 38-12 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Texas is 32-40 in road games and 62-81 overall. The Rangers are 44-14 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Friday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has a .294 batting average to rank sixth on the Rays, and has 32 doubles and nine home runs. Randy Arozarena is 13-for-41 with a home run and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
Marcus Semien has 23 home runs, 47 walks and 75 RBI while hitting .247 for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 14-for-39 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by three runs
Rangers: 4-6, .231 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (tricep), 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: 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.
