Orioles and Rangers meet, winner claims 3-game series

Texas Rangers (39-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (34-45, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (7-2, 2.24 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Orioles: Brandon Young (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -146, Orioles +122; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Baltimore is 34-45 overall and 17-20 in home games. The Orioles have a 16-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Texas has a 16-25 record in road games and a 39-41 record overall. The Rangers are 27-11 in games when they did not give up a home run.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O’Hearn has a .304 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has nine doubles and 11 home runs. Jackson Holliday is 12 for 45 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .286 batting average, and has 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 24 walks and 21 RBIs. Adolis Garcia is 12 for 38 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rangers: 5-5, .222 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Maverick Handley: 7-Day IL (head), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jordan Westburg: day-to-day (fingers), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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