Rangers and Twins meet in series rubber match
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Minnesota Twins (68-90, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (80-78, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (5-9, 5.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Rangers: Tyler Mahle (6-3, 2.20 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Texas has gone 48-32 in home games and 80-78 overall. The Rangers are 53-19 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Minnesota is 30-47 on the road and 68-90 overall. The Twins have a 33-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has 23 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs while hitting .252 for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 6 for 36 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 21 doubles, seven triples and 32 home runs for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 12 for 35 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 2-8, .211 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Twins: 3-7, .221 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (oblique), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (appendectomy), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (foot), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Twins: Luke Keaschall: day-to-day (thumb), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.