Yankees open 3-game series with the Rangers

Texas Rangers (25-23, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (27-19, first in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (3-2, 3.35 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (2-2, 4.61 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -188, Rangers +157; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Texas Rangers to open a three-game series.

New York is 27-19 overall and 15-9 at home. The Yankees have the highest team slugging percentage in the AL at .475.

Texas has an 8-13 record in road games and a 25-23 record overall. The Rangers have a 14-7 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 13 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs while hitting .401 for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 17 for 41 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Josh Smith has four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBIs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 12 for 36 with four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .260 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runs

Rangers: 7-3, .213 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (side), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Rangers: Chris Martin: day-to-day (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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.