Rangers vs Reds: Home Field Advantage

0:00It's April 3rd. You're listening to MLB News Today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the Story. Texas Rangers take on the Cincinnati Reds tonight in Arlington for the start of a three-game series. First pitch at 4.05 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Rangers send Mackenzie Gore to the mound, one in zero, with a 3.38 ERA. Reds counter with Brady Singer, still zero and zero, but sporting a 6.75 ERA. Playing odds have Texas as favorites at minus 168. Reds at plus 141, total runs over under seven and a half. Both squads had solid years last season. Rangers finished 81 and 81 overall, going 48 and 33 at home. They slugged 0.381 as a team and averaged 1.1 homers per game. Reds ended 83 and 79, but struggled on the road at 38 and 43. Their lineup slugged 0.391 with one homer per game on average.

1:01Injuries could shake things up. Rangers miss Cody Freeman on the 10-day I.L. with a back issue. Cody Bradford, 15-day elbow, and Jordan Montgomery out 60 days with elbow. Trouble. Reds without Caleb Ferguson, 15-day oblique, Hunter Green's 60-day elbow, and Nick Ladolo, 15-day finger. Current form shows Rangers at 4 and 2. Reds 3 and 3 early on. This match upsets the tone for the weekend, with Texas looking to build momentum at home.