Rangers meet the Red Sox with 1-0 series lead

Boston Red Sox (82-69, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (75-76, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Jake Bennett (9-7, 3.69 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (8-11, 4.62 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 172 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -112, Red Sox -109; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Boston Red Sox.

Texas has a 41-32 record at home and a 75-76 record overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .399 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.

Boston is 82-69 overall and 44-32 on the road. Red Sox hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.

The matchup Wednesday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Burger has 21 doubles, 26 home runs and 83 RBIs for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 13 for 42 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has 36 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 12 for 40 with three doubles and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .243 batting average, 4.81 ERA, even run differential

Red Sox: 6-4, .216 batting average, 2.43 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Joc Pederson: day-to-day (hand), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Peyton Gray: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

Red Sox: Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (right wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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