Texas Rangers (79-80, second in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (75-84, third in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (11-10, 3.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 196 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (6-10, 4.22 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 151 strikeouts)
LINE: Rangers -111, Twins -109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers look to end a three-game slide with a win against the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota is 75-84 overall and 40-38 at home. The Twins have hit 184 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.
Texas has a 79-80 record overall and a 34-44 record in road games. The Rangers have gone 38-20 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Friday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brooks Lee has 24 home runs, 37 walks and 83 RBIs while hitting .255 for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 13 for 39 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ezequiel Duran has 27 doubles, four triples and 17 home runs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 13 for 39 with four doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .238 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored by two runs
Rangers: 6-4, .219 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Trevor Larnach: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kaelen Culpepper: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Cal Quantrill: 60-Day IL (lat), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Michel Otanez: 15-Day IL (illness), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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