By Canadian Press on June 7, 2025.
Texas Rangers (29-35, fourth in the AL West) vs. Washington Nationals (30-33, third in the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (5-2, 2.34 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (4-5, 4.71 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -174, Nationals +145; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers hit the road against the Washington Nationals looking to stop a four-game road skid.
Washington has a 30-33 record overall and a 15-16 record in home games. The Nationals are 13-23 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
Texas has a 29-35 record overall and a 9-22 record in road games. The Rangers have gone 13-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia has 14 doubles and five home runs for the Nationals. Josh Bell is 11 for 34 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Wyatt Langford has eight doubles and 11 home runs while hitting .233 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 12 for 31 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Rangers: 3-7, .196 batting average, 2.51 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), 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.
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