Diamondbacks and Rangers meet with series tied 1-1

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Texas Rangers (72-68, third in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (69-71, fourth in the NL West)

Phoenix; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack Leiter (9-7, 3.77 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (10-13, 4.94 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 149 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -137, Rangers +115; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Arizona is 69-71 overall and 35-33 at home. The Diamondbacks are 53-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Texas is 30-41 on the road and 72-68 overall. The Rangers have a 48-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams square off Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Geraldo Perdomo has 27 doubles, four triples and 16 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll is 11 for 37 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rangers: 8-2, .301 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 44 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (acl), Pavin Smith: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 15-Day IL (thumb), Kevin Ginkel: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Henry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Montes De Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (appendectomy), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (wrist), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (foot), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (nerve), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.