Rangers take on the Reds in first of 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (14-11, third in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (13-13, second in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft (3-1, 5.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 3.30 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -172, Reds +143; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday to open a three-game series. Texas has gone 6-7 at home and 13-13 overall. The Rangers have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .395. Cincinnati has a 14-11 record overall and a 5-4 record on the road. The Reds have a 9-2 record in games when they did not