Rangers host the Brewers, aim to extend home win streak

Milwaukee Brewers (89-57, first in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (76-70, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (16-5, 2.50 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 176 strikeouts); Rangers: Merrill Kelly (11-7, 3.16 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 156 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Milwaukee Brewers.

Texas has a 76-70 record overall and a 46-28 record in home games. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.44 ERA, which leads MLB.

Milwaukee has an 89-57 record overall and a 43-31 record on the road. The Brewers rank eighth in the NL with 155 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .254 batting average, and has 22 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 51 walks and 33 RBIs. Adolis Garcia is 13 for 34 with a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 27 home runs while slugging .464. Andrew Vaughn is 14 for 37 with three doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .232 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Brewers: 5-5, .271 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adolis Garcia: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (appendectomy), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (foot), Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Brewers: Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (back tightness), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Logan Henderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Megill: 15-Day IL (flexor strain), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (oblique), Connor Thomas: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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