MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers will visit the Minnesota Twins on Friday at Target Field. Texas will start right-hander Jacob deGrom, who is 11-10 this season. Minnesota will counter with right-hander Joe Ryan, who is 6-10.

The Rangers enter at 79-80. The Twins enter at 75-85. Texas has won six of its last 10 games. Minnesota has won five of its last 10. Minnesota has won three of its last five games.

The Rangers are coming off a 3-1 home win over the New York Mets. Kumar Rocker pitched five innings in that victory, allowing one earned run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Josh Jung went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Jordan Montgomery added a scoreless inning of relief.

Rocker has been a key performer for Texas. In his past four starts, he has won each time, allowing one earned run in three of those outings. He struck out four over five innings in his most recent start, then had four innings with five strikeouts earlier in the stretch. His recent line includes a five-inning effort with three hits, one earned run, two walks and four strikeouts, along with a 4 1/3-inning outing with three hits, one earned run, two walks and two strikeouts.

Minnesota is coming off a 4-2 win at San Francisco. Connor Prielipp earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Andrew Morris pitched a scoreless inning, and Yoendrys Gómez threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Prielipp has been a player to watch for the Twins. In his past four starts, he has worked at least four innings each time. He had a seven-inning, two-hit shutout performance with eight strikeouts, and he also allowed three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings in another recent outing. He has struck out at least three batters in three of those four games. Prielipp has won each of his last three starts.

The Twins swept a three-game series at Texas earlier this season, winning 4-2, 12-2 and 9-3. Minnesota outscored Texas 25-7 in those games. The teams are scheduled to play two more games in the series.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 6. Interstat’s ELO system gives Minnesota a 51.2 percent probability to win. Texas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 7.5. The forecast at game time calls for 60-degree temperatures.