Rangers take on the Orioles in first of 3-game series

Baltimore Orioles (36-47, fifth in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (41-43, fourth in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (1-0, 1.62 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Rangers: Patrick Corbin (4-7, 4.24 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -112, Rangers -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Baltimore Orioles to begin a three-game series.

Texas has a 41-43 record overall and a 24-18 record in home games. The Rangers have a 28-12 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Baltimore is 36-47 overall and 17-25 in road games. The Orioles have a 24-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Monday’s game is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .285 batting average, and has 12 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 26 walks and 21 RBIs. Marcus Semien is 11 for 44 with five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ryan O’Hearn has 10 doubles and 11 home runs for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 13 for 45 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .205 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored by three runs

Orioles: 5-5, .237 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (side), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Orioles: Zach Eflin: day-to-day (back), Jordan Westburg: day-to-day (finger), Maverick Handley: 7-Day IL (head), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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