Rangers visit the Pirates on 3-game road win streak
Texas Rangers (38-39, third in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (30-48, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (4-4, 4.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Pirates: Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.49 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -115, Rangers -105; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates trying to prolong a three-game road winning streak.
Pittsburgh has a 30-48 record overall and a 19-21 record at home. The Pirates are 20-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Texas has a 15-23 record on the road and a 38-39 record overall. The Rangers have a 20-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has 10 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs while hitting .215 for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen is 11 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Josh Smith has 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 20 RBIs for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 13 for 44 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .196 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Rangers: 6-4, .251 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), 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.
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