Pirates and Rangers play in series rubber match
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Texas Rangers (30-18, first in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (25-23, second in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Martin Perez (5-1, 4.01 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Pirates: Johan Oviedo (3-3, 4.69 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rangers -124, Pirates +104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Pittsburgh has a 25-23 record overall and a 12-12 record at home. The Pirates have a 16-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Texas is 30-18 overall and 14-10 on the road. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.81 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ke’Bryan Hayes has 12 doubles, three triples, a home run and 16 RBI for the Pirates. Tucupita Marcano is 8-for-28 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas with 14 home runs while slugging .540. Josh Jung is 13-for-40 with three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .237 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Rangers: 7-3, .293 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Duane Underwood Jr.: day-to-day (forearm), Vince Velasquez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Wil Crowe: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ji-Man Choi: 60-Day IL (achilles), Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (ankle), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jarlin Garcia: 60-Day IL (arm), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jacob deGrom: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Howard: 60-Day IL (lat), Mitch Garver: 10-Day IL (knee), Jake Odorizzi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Glenn Otto: 60-Day IL (lat), Brett Martin: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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