Tigers play the Rangers in first of 3-game series

Texas Rangers (15-16, third in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (16-16, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4.35 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.33 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series at home against the Texas Rangers on Friday.

Detroit has a 10-2 record at home and a 16-16 record overall. Tigers hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the AL.

Texas is 8-8 in road games and 15-16 overall. Rangers hitters are batting a collective .236, which ranks eighth in the AL.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle leads the Tigers with a .328 batting average, and has 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 19 walks and 13 RBIs. Riley Greene is 13 for 36 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a .317 batting average, and has 11 doubles, four home runs, 10 walks and 17 RBIs. Brandon Nimmo is 10 for 38 with an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .265 batting average, 5.49 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Rangers: 4-6, .219 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), 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: Brandon Nimmo: day-to-day (hamstring), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps)

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