Tigers and Rangers play, winner claims 3-game series

Texas Rangers (16-17, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (17-17, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (1-2, 5.17 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Tigers: Tyler Holton (0-1, 5.54 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -117, Rangers -102; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Detroit is 17-17 overall and 11-3 at home. Tigers hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the AL.

Texas has a 16-17 record overall and a 9-9 record on the road. The Rangers have an 11-6 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle leads the Tigers with a .310 batting average, and has 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 19 walks and 14 RBIs. Riley Greene is 14 for 38 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jake Burger leads the Rangers with six home runs while slugging .400. Josh Jung is 15 for 38 with two home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .265 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Rangers: 4-6, .226 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (side), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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