Rangers begin 3-game series against the Red Sox

Boston Red Sox (82-68, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (74-76, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval (1-5, 4.58 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Rangers: Cody Bradford (0-5, 4.72 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -128, Rangers +104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.

Texas is 74-76 overall and 40-32 in home games. The Rangers have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.

Boston is 82-68 overall and 44-31 in road games. The Red Sox have the third-best team ERA in the majors at 3.59.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has 33 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 60 RBIs while hitting .263 for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 12 for 42 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, three triples and 26 home runs for the Red Sox. Mickey Gasper is 7 for 33 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .249 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Red Sox: 7-3, .218 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Peyton Gray: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

Red Sox: Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (right wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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