Mets look to break 6-game skid, take on the Rangers

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Texas Rangers (77-70, third in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (76-71, second in the NL East)

New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (11-7, 2.78 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 169 strikeouts); Mets: Jonah Tong (1-1, 4.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -110, Rangers -110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets take on the Texas Rangers as losers of six games in a row.

New York is 76-71 overall and 45-27 in home games. The Mets have a 52-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Texas is 77-70 overall and 30-42 on the road. The Rangers have the No. 1 team ERA in the AL at 3.44.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto leads the Mets with 39 home runs while slugging .528. Pete Alonso is 10 for 41 with two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Wyatt Langford has 24 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs while hitting .244 for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 8 for 28 with a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 3-7, .244 batting average, 6.29 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Rangers: 7-3, .208 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by two 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.