Yankees and Rangers meet to decide series winner
Texas Rangers (17-19, third in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (25-12, first in the AL East) New York; Thursday, 12:35 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4. 67 ERA, 1. 36 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Yankees: Paul Blackburn (1-1, 3.
21 ERA, 1. 36 WHIP, nine strikeouts) LINE: Yankees -144, Rangers +121; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1. New York has a 13-6 record in home games and a 25-12 record overall.
Yankees hitters have a collective . 333 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in MLB play. Texas is 10-11 in road games and 17-19 overall.
The Rangers have a 9-4 record in games when they did not give up a home run. The teams square off Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 3-2.