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The Texas Rangers aim to record their third series sweep of the season on Sunday when they play the finale of a three-game set against the host Cincinnati Reds(Cincinnati Reds championship rings for sale). The Rangers, who swept the Los Angeles Angels in April and Seattle in May, have benefited from a pair of two-run first innings to take each of the first two contests of their series versus the Reds. "To get three is a big one. It's hard to sweep a major league team, but we have an opportunity to do that," Texas manager Chris Woodward said following Saturday's 4-3 win. "We've got a pretty good one in (Ariel) Jurado going for us.

"We're going to come out with a ton of energy and kind of take it to them, because a lot of times if you jump out early on a team that is down 2-0 in the series, you tend to step on them a little bit." Jurado (4-2, 3.02 ERA) improved to 3-0 with a 3.70 ERA in his last four starts on Tuesday after allowing three runs on five hits in six innings of a 9-5 win at Boston. Jurado will be making his 27th career appearance (14th start) and first versus Cincinnati. The 23-year-old right-hander has not faced anyone on the Reds' current roster, although he would be wise to pitch carefully to Yasiel Puig.

Puig, who had three hits in the Reds' 7-1 setback in the series opener, extended his hitting streak to four games with a two-run homer in the fourth inning on Saturday. Curt Casali also went deep for the Reds, who sustained their third loss in four games(world series rings for sale) and 15th one-run setback this season. "It's frustrating to lose any way," Cincinnati manager David Bell said of the close losses. "There's no good way to lose, but it makes you feel like you're so close." The availability of Reds rookie Nick Senzel is in question after he fouled a pitch that caromed off both the ground and his foot before bouncing back toward his face.

"It just hit me in the eye," said the 23-year-old Senzel, who noted that he needed "three or four" stitches to close the wound. "I don't know what to say. I just got hit in the eye and got stitches. I'll try to throw some ice on it and get the swelling down. I don't think it's that big of a deal." Cincinnati right-hander Sonny Gray (2-5, 3.65 ERA) hopes his previous success against Texas continues in the series finale, as he sports an 8-3 record with a 2.72 ERA in 14 career appearances (13 starts) versus the Rangers. Gray has kept Rougned Odor (4-for-31, eight strikeouts), Asdrubal Cabrera (2-for-14) and Elvis Andrus 7-for-37, eight strikeouts) under wraps, although former Red Shin-Soo Choo is batting a robust .320 (8-for-25) versus the hurler.

The 29-year-old Gray received a no-decision in his last trip to the mound last Sunday despite allowing three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings at Philadelphia(championship rings).

After being swept by division rival St. Louis this past weekend, the Chicago Cubs(Chicago Cubs championship rings) return home to face the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in a makeup of their April 14 interleague matchup, which was rained out. The Cubs (31-26) lost three straight to fall out of first place and have lost eight of 10, while the Angels (29-30) have been on a roll, and are 5-2 on their road trip, which concludes in Chicago. First pitch from Wrigley Field is set for 4:05 p.m. ET. The Angels and Cubs split their two meetings in April. The latest Cubs vs. Angels odds show Chicago at -160 on the money line (risk $160 to win $100), with the over-under set at 8.5 runs. Before making any Cubs vs. Angels picks of your own, be sure to check out the MLB predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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Despite going 1-5 on their road trip, the Cubs are formidable at home, where they are 18-10 this season. Left-hander Jon Lester (3-4, 3.59 ERA) gets the start. After posting a 1.16 ERA through seven starts, he has struggled in his last three starts, two of which were on the road. He is tough at Wrigley, however, where he has posted a 1.90 ERA this season.

Statistically the Cubs have an advantage in several offensive categories, including on-base percentage (.344 to .337), slugging percentage (.459 to .429), triples (8 to 5), homers (94 to 80) and total bases (884 to 870). Shortstop Javier Baez (.298) has been a difference-maker with 22 multi-hit games this season. He is 3-for-8 with three doubles and two RBIs against the Angels.

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That's because the Angels enter the game red hot. Los Angeles, 14-16 on the road this year, has won two in a row and seven of nine. The Angels have won their last three series overall. Statistically, they have the edge over the Cubs in several offensive categories, including batting average (.258 to .255), runs scored (300 to 294), hits (523 to 493), doubles (97 to 93) and RBIs (284 to 283). Pitching-wise, the Angels have an edge in WHIP (1.34 to 1.37), opponents' batting average (.243 to .249), walks allowed (212 to 217) and strikeouts (517 to 498).

Center fielder Mike Trout (.299) has been on a tear, going 8-for-14 (.571) with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past four games, while right fielder Kole Calhoun (.245) went 4-for-12 (.333) with two home runs and four RBIs in a four-game weekend series at Seattle. Third baseman David Fletcher (.323) has a 12-game hitting streak, going 21-for-49 (.429) with seven doubles, a home run and eight RBIs in that span, including six multi-hit games.