Rangers face the Rays leading series 1-0

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Texas Rangers (55-52, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (62-44, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (6-8, 4.82 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Rays: Ian Seymour (6-3, 4.64 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -142, Rangers +117; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 62-44 record overall and a 38-16 record in home games. Rays hitters have a collective .332 on-base percentage, the best percentage in the AL.

Texas has a 55-52 record overall and a 27-27 record in road games. The Rangers have a 26-11 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 29 home runs while slugging .550. Chandler Simpson is 16 for 36 with three doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Joc Pederson leads the Rangers with 19 home runs while slugging .507. Wyatt Langford is 14 for 42 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .285 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Rangers: 6-4, .287 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rangers: Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

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