Rangers and Pirates meet, winner secures 3-game series

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Pittsburgh Pirates (14-10, third in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (12-12, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (1-1, 3.15 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (1-0, 2.29 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -166, Pirates +140; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Texas Rangers and the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Texas is 12-12 overall and 4-4 at home. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.61 ERA, which ranks ninth in MLB play.

Pittsburgh has a 6-5 record in road games and a 14-10 record overall. The Pirates have the third-best team ERA in the majors at 3.34.

The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has six doubles, a triple and four home runs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 15 for 38 with eight doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with seven home runs while slugging .551. Marcell Ozuna is 12 for 41 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Pirates: 5-5, .266 batting average, 3.77 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps)

Pirates: Jared Triolo: 10-Day IL (knee), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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