Rays and Rangers meet in series rubber match

Texas Rangers (55-53, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (63-44, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cole Winn (5-3, 6.11 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -152, Rangers +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Tampa Bay has a 39-16 record at home and a 63-44 record overall. The Rays have a 25-6 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Texas is 55-53 overall and 27-28 in road games. The Rangers have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .247.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 29 home runs, 57 walks and 64 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 14 for 35 with two doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ezequiel Duran has 19 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs while hitting .271 for the Rangers. Joc Pederson is 14 for 37 with four doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .271 batting average, 1.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .269 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Rays: Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rangers: Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Danny Jansen: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

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