Rangers look to break skid in matchup with the Yankees

Texas Rangers (25-25, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (29-19, first in the AL East)

New York; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 1.61 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (5-3, 3.17 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -159, Rangers +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers head into the matchup against the New York Yankees after losing three in a row.

New York is 29-19 overall and 17-9 at home. The Yankees are first in the majors with 83 total home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.

Texas is 25-25 overall and 8-15 in road games. The Rangers have a 12-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cody Bellinger has eight doubles, a triple and eight home runs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 17 for 40 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Josh Smith has four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBIs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 14 for 38 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .260 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

Rangers: 6-4, .225 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (side), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Rangers: Jonah Heim: day-to-day (hand), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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