Texas Rangers (78-70, third in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (76-72, second in the NL East)

New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4.36 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 119 strikeouts); Mets: Brandon Sproat (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, seven strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets come into a matchup against the Texas Rangers as losers of seven straight games.

New York has a 76-72 record overall and a 45-28 record in home games. The Mets have gone 59-25 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Texas has a 31-42 record on the road and a 78-70 record overall. The Rangers have a 52-24 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto is third on the Mets with 58 extra base hits (18 doubles, a triple and 39 home runs). Pete Alonso is 10 for 40 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Wyatt Langford leads the Rangers with 46 extra base hits (24 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs). Jake Burger is 10 for 33 with a triple, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 2-8, .237 batting average, 6.29 ERA, outscored by 22 runs

Rangers: 7-3, .213 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Mets: Luis Torrens: 10-Day IL (forearm), Tyrone Taylor: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (back), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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)

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