Rangers host the Yankees to open 3-game series

New York Yankees (18-10, first in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (14-14, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (3-1, 2.40 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (1-1, 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the New York Yankees on Monday to begin a three-game series.

Texas has a 6-6 record in home games and a 14-14 record overall. The Rangers have a 7-4 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has an 18-10 record overall and a 10-5 record on the road. The Yankees have a 2-6 record in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has seven doubles, a triple and four home runs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 16 for 39 with eight doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge ranks second on the Yankees with 13 extra base hits (three doubles and 10 home runs). Ben Rice is 11 for 35 with two doubles, five home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .253 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by one run

Yankees: 8-2, .268 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 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: day-to-day (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.