Rangers and Guardians meet with series tied 1-1

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Cleveland Guardians (37-29, first in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (31-33, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (4-2, 3.92 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (4-4, 3.48 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -140, Guardians +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Cleveland Guardians meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Texas is 16-14 in home games and 31-33 overall. The Rangers have the seventh-best team ERA in baseball at 3.72.

Cleveland has a 20-15 record on the road and a 37-29 record overall. The Guardians have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.67.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Burger has 11 doubles and 10 home runs for the Rangers. Joc Pederson is 10 for 35 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has 17 doubles and 10 home runs for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 10 for 32 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Guardians: 5-5, .250 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow)

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