Toronto Blue Jays (76-77, fourth in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (76-77, second in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (11-5, 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 236 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (5-11, 4.54 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -140, Rangers +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday to begin a three-game series.
Texas is 76-77 overall and 42-33 in home games. The Rangers rank eighth in the AL with 174 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Toronto has a 76-77 record overall and a 36-39 record in road games. The Blue Jays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .249.
The teams square off Friday for the fifth time this season. The Rangers are up 4-0 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ezequiel Duran leads the Rangers with a .268 batting average, and has 26 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs, 43 walks and 82 RBIs. Corey Seager is 12 for 42 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ernie Clement has 31 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 9 for 34 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .257 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .265 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Joc Pederson: day-to-day (hand), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Peyton Gray: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)
Blue Jays: Jonatan Clase: 60-Day IL (foot), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Rudy Martin: 10-Day IL (left hamstring), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
