MLB Game Preview: Cleveland Guardians (64-64) vs. Texas Rangers (65-66)

Game Info

• Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas【1^】

Probable Pitching Matchup

• Cleveland Guardians: Gavin Williams (8–4, 3.24 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 132 K)
• Texas Rangers: Merrill Kelly (9–7, 3.35 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 139 K)【2^】【5^】

Team Records & Recent Trends

Team	Overall	Home/Road	Last 5	Last 10
Rangers	65–66	39–26 H	W–W–L–W–L	4–6, .257 BA, 5.40 ERA, outscored by 1 run
Guardians	64–64	33–33 R	L–L–L–L–W	2–8, .190 BA, 5.27 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

Texas has gone 39–26 at home and is 4–6 over its last ten games despite a stout offense, while Cleveland is 2–8 in its past ten with a pitching staff that’s slipped to a 5.27 ERA in that span【5^】.

Season Series

Texas has taken the first two games of this season series and holds a 2–0 edge entering Sunday’s finale【2^】.

Key Player Matchups

• Corey Seager (TEX): .268 AVG, 19 HR, six-game hitting streak; .275/.325/.543, with 2 2B, 2 HR & 4 RBI over last 10
• Wyatt Langford (TEX): 19 HR, 21 2B, .259 BA; power catalyst atop the lineup
• José Ramírez (CLE): .291 AVG, 26 HR, 68 RBI; four-game hitting streak with .222/.333/.444, 1 2B & 1 HR in last 5
• Steven Kwan (CLE): .277 AVG, 22 2B, 10 HR, 43 BB; table-setter with strong on-base skills【3^】

Injury Report

Texas Rangers

• Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (foot)
• Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (wrist)
• Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (nerve)
• Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (wrist)
• Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
• Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (oblique)
• Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf)
• Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
• Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow)
• Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Cleveland Guardians

• Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot)
• Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
• Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat)
• Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm)
• John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)
• Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)【5^】

How to Watch

• TV: Regional Sports Networks (Texas Rangers RSN & Cleveland Guardians RSN)
• Live Stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)