Yankees start 3-game series against the Rangers

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Texas Rangers (16-18, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (24-11, first in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (2-1, 2.01 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Yankees: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, three strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -116, Rangers -104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Texas Rangers to open a three-game series.

New York is 12-5 in home games and 24-11 overall. The Yankees have hit 57 total home runs to lead the AL.

Texas has a 16-18 record overall and a 9-10 record in road games. The Rangers have an 11-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has a .343 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has nine doubles and 12 home runs. Aaron Judge is 12 for 34 with five home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Jung has 12 doubles and four home runs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 11 for 35 with two doubles and an RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .291 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 39 runs

Rangers: 4-6, .224 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Ben Rice: day-to-day (finger), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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.