Rays meet the Rangers with 1-0 series lead

Texas Rangers (29-32, third in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (31-29, second in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (0-0); Rays: Shane Baz (4-3, 4.92 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays face the Texas Rangers, leading the series 1-0.

Tampa Bay is 19-19 in home games and 31-29 overall. The Rays have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .388.

Texas has a 29-32 record overall and a 9-19 record in road games. The Rangers have a 13-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Wednesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Rangers hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 13 doubles and 14 home runs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 13 for 41 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Wyatt Langford has 11 home runs, 23 walks and 24 RBIs while hitting .232 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 9 for 28 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .269 batting average, 1.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 48 runs

Rangers: 4-6, .195 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon 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.