Detroit Tigers (59-39, first in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (49-49, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (4-1, 4.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (3-4, 6.39 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -112, Tigers -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.
Texas has a 27-19 record in home games and a 49-49 record overall. The Rangers have an 18-36 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Detroit is 59-39 overall and 27-21 in road games. The Tigers have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.68.
Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager has 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Rangers. Kyle Higashioka is 14 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Riley Greene has 21 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 10 for 33 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .261 batting average, 3.57 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
Tigers: 5-5, .202 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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