Rangers bring 8-game losing streak into matchup against the Twins

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Minnesota Twins (68-89, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (79-78, third in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (6-8, 5.20 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (12-8, 3.01 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 177 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -199, Twins +164; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers enter a matchup against the Minnesota Twins after losing eight straight games.

Texas is 79-78 overall and 47-32 in home games. The Rangers have gone 52-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Minnesota is 30-46 in road games and 68-89 overall. The Twins have a 33-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams meet Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford leads the Rangers with 22 home runs while slugging .431. Jake Burger is 6 for 36 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton has 21 doubles, seven triples, 31 home runs and 77 RBIs for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 12 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 2-8, .223 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Twins: 3-7, .231 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: day-to-day (side), Josh Smith: day-to-day (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-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), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Luke Keaschall: day-to-day (thumb), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

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