Abreu, once a Houston Astros prospect, entered play Thursday with a lifetime .487/.556/1.179 slash line and eight home runs against the Rangers in just

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.

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.