Rangers host the Yankees on home losing streak

New York Yankees (20-10, first in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (14-16, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (0-0); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (2-4, 5.79 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -121, Rangers +102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the New York Yankees looking to end their three-game home losing streak.

Texas is 14-16 overall and 6-8 at home. Rangers hitters are batting a collective .235, which ranks ninth in the AL.

New York has a 12-5 record in road games and a 20-10 record overall. The Yankees are first in MLB play with 48 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager leads the Rangers with six home runs while slugging .426. Josh Jung is 13 for 35 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cody Bellinger has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 15 RBIs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 10 for 32 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .226 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Yankees: 9-1, .267 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps)

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)

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