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Rangers take on the Yankees looking to end road losing streak

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Texas Rangers (16-19, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (25-11, first in the AL East) New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (3-4, 4. 76 ERA, 1. 34 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (4-0, 2.

39 ERA, 1. 06 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) LINE: Yankees -200, Rangers +165; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers travel to the New York Yankees looking to stop a three-game road slide. New York has a 25-11 record overall and a 13-5 record at home.

Yankees hitters are batting a collective . 243, which ranks sixth in the AL. Texas has a 16-19 record overall and a 9-11 record on the road.

The Rangers have an 11-7 record in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Wednesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.