Cubs bring 3-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers

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Chicago Cubs (27-12, first in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (17-21, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Edward Cabrera (3-0, 3.27 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (1-3, 5.45 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -131, Rangers +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs hit the road against the Texas Rangers trying to continue a three-game road winning streak.

Texas has gone 7-9 in home games and 17-21 overall. The Rangers are 6-3 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Chicago is 27-12 overall and 9-7 on the road. Cubs hitters have a collective .354 on-base percentage, the top percentage in MLB play.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has 12 doubles and four home runs for the Rangers. Ezequiel Duran is 11 for 30 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Nico Hoerner has 11 doubles and four home runs for the Cubs. Michael Busch is 11 for 33 with four doubles, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .217 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Cubs: 10-0, .246 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 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.