Red Sox head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

Texas Rangers (34-34, second in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (27-39, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (3-5, 4.69 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (7-1, 3.20 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -133, Rangers +112; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Texas Rangers after losing four games in a row.

Boston has a 27-39 record overall and a 10-21 record in home games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.93 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Texas has a 17-20 record in road games and a 34-34 record overall. The Rangers have a 25-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 24 extra base hits (nine doubles, two triples and 13 home runs). Caleb Durbin is 12 for 36 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jake Burger leads the Rangers with 11 home runs while slugging .434. Corey Seager is 5 for 21 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .234 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rangers: 7-3, .264 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (wrist), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Joc Pederson: day-to-day (hip), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

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