Rangers host the Reds in first of 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (3-3) vs. Texas Rangers (4-2)

Arlington, Texas; Friday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, five strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, seven strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -168, Reds +141; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers open a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.

Texas went 81-81 overall and 48-33 in home games last season. The Rangers slugged .381 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.

Cincinnati went 83-79 overall and 38-43 in road games last season. The Reds slugged .391 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.0 home run per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger)

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