Orioles host the Rangers on home winning streak

Texas Rangers (38-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (34-44, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jake Latz (1-0, 3.26 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Orioles: Charlie Morton (4-7, 5.64 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -132, Rangers +111; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles will try to keep their four-game home win streak alive when they face the Texas Rangers.

Baltimore is 34-44 overall and 17-19 in home games. The Orioles are 22-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Texas has a 38-41 record overall and a 15-25 record on the road. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.28 ERA, which ranks second in MLB play.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 12 home runs while slugging .430. Colton Cowser is 8 for 35 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Smith has 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 21 RBIs for the Rangers. Evan Carter is 10 for 32 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rangers: 5-5, .221 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Maverick Handley: 7-Day IL (head), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jordan Westburg: day-to-day (fingers), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.