New York Yankees (60-53, third in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (59-55, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (6-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (9-3, 1.49 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -137, Yankees +115; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees hit the road against the Texas Rangers looking to stop a five-game road slide.
Texas is 35-20 in home games and 59-55 overall. The Rangers are 26-9 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
New York is 60-53 overall and 26-31 in road games. The Yankees have the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.
Tuesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has 17 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 30 RBIs while hitting .269 for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 13 for 34 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple and 20 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 11 for 41 with five home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .245 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Yankees: 4-6, .231 batting average, 5.24 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Robert Garcia: day-to-day (back), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (back), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (back), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Austin Slater: day-to-day (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (flexor strain), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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