The Rangers (18-20) are in Detroit Friday to open a series against the Tigers (23-13). Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Tarik Skubal for Detroit. The Rangers were blanked Thursday in Boston, 5-0. Tucker Barnhart went 3-3 for Texas but the rest of the lineup was just 2-27 against Brayan Bello and three Red Sox relievers.

The scoring profiles for both clubs suggest a better deserved record for the Red Sox and a lesser one for the Rangers. Boston has thus far played .500 baseball despite scoring 4.89 runs per game while allowing 4.53. Texas has registered a .486 win percentage while averaging 3.32 RPG and yielding 3.73.

Josh Smith and Jarren Duran will look to continue their recent offensive production when the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park on Tuesday, at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Rangers have a 3.45 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs. The Red Sox rank seventh in MLB with a .255 team batting average.