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Texas Rangers (51-53, third in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (47-56, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Michael Lorenzen (5-5, 3.53 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (8-8, 4.55 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -141, Rangers +120; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead.
Toronto has a 24-28 record at home and a 47-56 record overall. The Blue Jays have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .236.
Texas has gone 22-30 on the road and 51-53 overall. The Rangers have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .381.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a .297 batting average, and has 21 doubles, 18 home runs, 45 walks and 62 RBI. George Springer is 11-for-40 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Marcus Semien has 18 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs while hitting .246 for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 9-for-31 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .241 batting average, 6.53 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
Rangers: 7-3, .212 batting average, 3.55 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (knee), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.