Detroit Tigers (39-50, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (45-44, second in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (3-5, 2.63 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-6, 3.83 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -120, Rangers -102; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Texas has a 20-19 record in home games and a 45-44 record overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.

Detroit is 39-50 overall and 16-29 on the road. Tigers hitters have a collective .313 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams play Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Tigers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has 22 doubles and nine home runs for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford is 14 for 35 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 18 doubles, three triples and seven home runs while hitting .282 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 10 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .257 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Tigers: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (hip), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Tigers: Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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