Blue Jays face the Rangers looking to end road losing streak

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Toronto Blue Jays (25-27, fourth in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (26-28, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Monday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-4, 4.03 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (4-1, 2.33 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -156, Blue Jays +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will look to stop their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 17-10 record at home and a 26-28 record overall. The Rangers have a 13-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Toronto has gone 9-15 in road games and 25-27 overall. The Blue Jays have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .246.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a .288 batting average, and has seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 11 walks and 19 RBIs. Jake Burger is 11 for 39 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has eight doubles and seven home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 11 for 43 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .184 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Blue Jays: 4-6, .223 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Blue Jays: Tyler Heineman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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