Patrick Corbin takes the mound for the Texas Rangers on Friday at Comerica Park against Gleyber Torres and the Detroit Tigers. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series. The Tigers' .262 batting average leads MLB. The Rangers have the eighth-best ERA (3.51) in the majors this season.

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.

BOSTON — Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and five Boston pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon. Devers hit a solo shot for his sixth home run of the season,