Rangers play the Diamondbacks looking to stop road slide

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Texas Rangers (72-76, second in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (79-69, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (5-11, 4.61 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (7-2, 3.53 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -145, Rangers +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to stop a three-game road slide.

Arizona has a 42-31 record at home and a 79-69 record overall. The Diamondbacks have a 24-10 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Texas is 72-76 overall and 32-44 in road games. The Rangers have hit 171 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gabriel Moreno leads the Diamondbacks with a .300 batting average, and has 31 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 54 walks and 72 RBIs. Ketel Marte is 10 for 35 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jake Burger ranks second on the Rangers with 47 extra base hits (21 doubles and 26 home runs). Corey Seager is 10 for 40 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .231 batting average, 2.64 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rangers: 4-6, .246 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (back), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rangers: Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peyton Gray: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

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