Texas Rangers (17-18, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (18-18, second in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 2.11 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -120, Red Sox +100; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers take on the Boston Red Sox after Josh Smith had four hits on Sunday in an 8-1 win over the Mariners.
Boston is 18-18 overall and 9-8 in home games. The Red Sox are 7-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Texas is 17-18 overall and 5-10 on the road. The Rangers have a 9-5 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Rangers lead the season series 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has six doubles, seven home runs and 22 RBI while hitting .279 for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 15-for-42 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Smith has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBI while hitting .322 for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 12-for-40 with four doubles over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .273 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Rangers: 3-7, .246 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 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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