Rangers bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Blue Jays

Texas Rangers (41-42, second in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (39-44, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-6, 4.14 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (0-0, 9.82 ERA, 2.46 WHIP, two strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -134, Rangers +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto is 22-23 in home games and 39-44 overall. The Blue Jays have gone 9-14 in games decided by one run.

Texas has gone 22-24 on the road and 41-42 overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .392 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.

The matchup Sunday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto has 11 doubles, 19 home runs and 53 RBIs for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 10 for 40 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Josh Jung has 18 doubles and eight home runs for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 17 for 42 with three doubles, five home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .246 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Rangers: 6-4, .280 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Wyatt Langford: day-to-day (hamstring), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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