Yankees aim to break road skid, play the Rangers

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New York Yankees (60-54, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (60-55, third in the AL West)

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New York Yankees (60-54, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (60-55, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (11-7, 3.34 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 156 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (7-6, 4.10 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -127, Yankees +107; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees visit the Texas Rangers looking to break a six-game road losing streak.

Texas has gone 36-20 at home and 60-55 overall. The Rangers have the best team ERA in the AL at 3.25.

New York has a 26-32 record in road games and a 60-54 record overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .329 on-base percentage, the third-best percentage in the majors.

The matchup Wednesday is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Yankees hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Semien has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 56 RBIs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 13 for 34 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 37 home runs while slugging .705. Giancarlo Stanton is 10 for 38 with four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Yankees: 4-6, .215 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Robert Garcia: day-to-day (back), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (back), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (back), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Yankees: Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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