Minnesota Twins (68-90, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (80-78, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (5-9, 5.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Rangers: Tyler Mahle (6-3, 2.20 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Texas has gone 48-32 in home games and 80-78 overall. The Rangers are 53-19 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Minnesota is 30-47 on the road and 68-90 overall. The Twins have a 33-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has 23 doubl

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