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)

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, tw

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