Blue Jays open 3-game series with the Rangers
Texas Rangers (51-52, third in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (46-56, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Andrew Heaney (4-10, 3.60 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (4-9, 4.54 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 125 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the Texas Rangers on Friday.
Toronto has a 23-28 record in home games and a 46-56 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 15-7 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Texas is 22-29 on the road and 51-52 overall. The Rangers have hit 109 total home runs to rank ninth in the AL.
Friday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 21 doubles and 18 home runs while hitting .296 for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 10-for-39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Corey Seager leads Texas with 19 home runs while slugging .478. Marcus Semien is 13-for-36 with three home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .236 batting average, 6.33 ERA, outscored by 25 runs
Rangers: 7-3, .206 batting average, 3.46 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (knee), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (back), Austin Pruitt: 60-Day IL (knee), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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