Rangers aim to avoid series sweep against the Red Sox

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Texas Rangers (34-36, third in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (29-39, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (5-7, 4.26 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (5-4, 3.30 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -112, Rangers -107; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers play the final game of a three-game series. The Red Sox can sweep the series with a win.

Boston has a 12-21 record in home games and a 29-39 record overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.88 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Texas has a 17-22 record in road games and a 34-36 record overall. The Rangers have a 15-5 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 27 extra base hits (11 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs). Ceddanne Rafaela is 15 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Brandon Nimmo has 13 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 23 RBIs for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 9 for 31 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .240 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Rangers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Corey Seager: day-to-day (ribs/jaw), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-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.