Rangers play the Orioles on home winning streak

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Baltimore Orioles (56-60, fourth in the AL East) vs. Texas Rangers (58-58, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (7-10, 3.79 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (7-7, 3.96 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -145, Orioles +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they take on the Baltimore Orioles.

Texas is 31-26 at home and 58-58 overall. The Rangers have gone 29-12 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Baltimore has gone 24-30 on the road and 56-60 overall. The Orioles have gone 27-10 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joc Pederson has 11 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 44 RBIs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 11 for 35 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with 44 extra base hits (21 doubles and 23 home runs). Tyler O'Neill is 6 for 22 with three home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .203 batting average, 3.92 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Orioles: 5-5, .193 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Danny Jansen: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Samuel Basallo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Bassitt: 60-Day IL (back), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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