Rangers bring 6-game losing streak into matchup with the Yankees
New York Yankees (98-61, first in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (66-93, fourth in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 2:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Jameson Taillon (14-5, 3.83 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 146 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (7-7, 3.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)
LINE: Rangers -114, Yankees -105; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers aim to break their six-game losing streak when they play the New York Yankees.
Texas has a 66-93 record overall and a 32-46 record in home games. The Rangers have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .238.
New York has gone 41-37 in road games and 98-61 overall. The Yankees have a 67-10 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Yankees have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Semien has 31 doubles, five triples and 26 home runs for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 8-for-39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 28 doubles and 61 home runs for the Yankees. Oswaldo Cabrera is 10-for-33 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 1-9, .182 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
Yankees: 7-3, .249 batting average, 2.28 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (calf), Brett Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (hip), Nick Solak: 60-Day IL (foot), Brad Miller: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mitch Garver: 60-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist)
Yankees: Ron Marinaccio: 15-Day IL (shin), Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (illness), Matt Carpenter: 60-Day IL (foot), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Wandy Peralta: 15-Day IL (back), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (wrist), Michael King: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
