Rangers play the Cubs with series tied 1-1

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Chicago Cubs (27-13, first in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (18-21, third in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (2-1, 4.24 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (2-2, 3.11 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -131, Cubs +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Texas is 18-21 overall and 8-9 at home. The Rangers have a 13-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Chicago is 27-13 overall and 9-8 in road games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .255, which ranks third in the NL.

The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager is second on the Rangers with 13 extra base hits (six doubles and seven home runs). Josh Jung is 14 for 42 with a double, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 16 extra base hits (six doubles, a triple and nine home runs). Seiya Suzuki is 11 for 36 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .224 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Cubs: 9-1, .237 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), 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), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cubs: Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (knee), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Riley Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (tricep), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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