Marlins and Rangers meet in series rubber match

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Texas Rangers (38-41, third in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (41-39, third in the NL East)

Miami; Wednesday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (6-4, 3.59 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Marlins: Eury Perez (0-0)

LINE: Rangers -128, Marlins +105; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Miami Marlins and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Miami has a 41-39 record overall and a 27-17 record in home games. The Marlins have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .390.

Texas has a 38-41 record overall and a 19-23 record on the road. The Rangers have hit 81 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Josh Jung has 17 doubles, eight home runs and 31 RBIs for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 15 for 41 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rangers: 4-6, .276 batting average, 5.56 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Josh Ekness: 60-Day IL (calf), Liam Hicks: 10-Day IL (back), Janson Junk: 15-Day IL (shin), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Eury Perez: 15-Day IL (gracilis), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (oblique), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: day-to-day (concussion), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.