Was on the fence with this one when it appeared Nate Eovaldi was starting for Texas but now Cole Winn will open and it will be a bullpen day. Seventh straight game without a day off for the Rangers, who have a much more important rivalry series opening tomorrow night in Houston. Meanwhile, Rays starter Shane McClanahan is 7-1 with a 1.88 ERA at the Trop.
Tampa Bay has a two-game lead in the AL East, and fortunately for this bet, they're not on the road, where they're 24-28. They're at home against the Rangers, where they're 39-16 and have the best home record in baseball by a large margin. This is the rubber match in their first meeting this year. They swept them in Tampa Bay last year, making them 4-1 in their last five meetings. They've got their best on the mound with Shane McClanahan, who the Rays have won three of his past four starts, with him allowing only one combined run in the three games. McClanahan and the Rays at home are the play.
Burger went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Athletics.
Peralta (5-10) took the loss Sunday against the Orioles, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out two.
Bradford allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over four innings in a no-decision versus the Athletics on Sunday.
Jung (calf) did some running on the field Sunday and could be cleared to begin a defensive progression within the next few days, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said that deGrom (triceps) responded "really well" to playing catch Sunday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said that imaging on deGrom's injured right triceps Saturday revealed encouraging news, but the right-hander may not make his next scheduled start, Theo DeRosa of MLB.com reports.
McClanahan (back) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday's series finale versus the Orioles at Tropicana Field, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Seager is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the A's.
Pederson is absent from the lineup for Sunday's matchup with the Athletics.
