Rangers host the Marlins on 4-game home win streak

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Miami Marlins (73-80, third in the NL East) vs. Texas Rangers (79-74, third in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-3, 4.48 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Rangers: Tyler Mahle (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -162, Marlins +136; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Miami Marlins.

Texas is 47-28 at home and 79-74 overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .307 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

Miami has a 73-80 record overall and a 37-38 record in road games. The Marlins have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .395.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .255 batting average, and has 23 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 54 walks and 34 RBIs. Cody Freeman is 9 for 32 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Xavier Edwards has 20 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 39 RBIs for the Marlins. Otto Lopez is 11 for 42 with three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.21 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Marlins: 7-3, .273 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: 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), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Marlins: Xavier Edwards: day-to-day (wrist), Valente Bellozo: day-to-day (tricep), Freddy Tarnok: 15-Day IL (ankle), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 60-Day IL (tibia), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (lat), Ryan Gusto: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Stowers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Tinoco: 60-Day IL (forearm), Max Meyer: 60-Day IL (hip), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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