Texas Rangers (60-62, second in the AL West) vs. Athletics (47-74, fifth in the AL West), West Sacramento, California; Friday, 8:40 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (4-9, 4.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Athletics: Gage Jump (5-7, 4.46 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 84 strikeouts) BOTT OM LINE: The Athletics will try to stop their three-game slide when they take on the Texas Rangers. The Athletics are 47-74 overall and 21-39 at home. The Athletics have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .243. Texas has a 60-62 record overall and a 28-35 record in road games. Rangers hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks eighth in the AL. The matchup Friday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Athletics hold a 4-3 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff McNeil has 13 doubles, four home runs and 36 RBIs for the Athletics. Lawrence Butler is 7 for 37 with three home runs over the last 10 games. Joc Pederson is fourth on the Rangers with 35 extra-base hits (11 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs). Brandon Nimmo is 12 for 37 with a double, two home runs, and seven RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 2-8, .216 batting average, 7.12 ERA, outscored by 37 runs Rangers: 5-5, .216 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by five runs INJURIES: Athletics: Jose Suarez: 15-Day IL (hip), Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (thumb), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner: 15-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (hip), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60-Day IL (hip), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee) Rangers: Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (tricep), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Danny Jansen: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. ...read more read less