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JUNE 19, 1972
After that stretch of games against AL East teams with a winning record, the Rangers are in Boston for three games against the Red Sox. Boston is seven games below .500 after losing 8 of their last 9.
AL Player of the Week: SP Skip Lockwood Milwaukee Brewers
NL Player of the Week: 1B Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
The Expos will be without 1B Mike Jorgensen for 3-4 weeks due to an undisclosed injury.
POWER RANKINGS
1. Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Baltimore Orioles
3. Cincinnati Reds
4. Chicago White Sox
5. California Angels
6. Milwaukee Brewers
7. Kansas City Royals
8. Atlanta Braves
9. San Francisco Giants
10. Los Angeles Dodgers
11. Philadelphia Phillies
12. Detroit Tigers
13. New York Yankees
14. Oakland Athletics
15. Houston Astros
16. Chicago Cubs
17. Montreal Expos
18. Texas Rangers
19. New York Mets
20. Boston Red Sox
21. San Diego Padres
22. St Louis Cardinals
23. Minnesota Twins
24. Cleveland Indians
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 20-41 at Minnesota 23-39
Baltimore 40-25 at California 35-28
Detroit 31-29 at Oakland 29-34
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 37-33 at Chicago 30-34
Los Angeles 34-32 at Pittsburgh 45-20
Philadelphia 31-33 at Atlanta 34-31
Montreal 29-35 at Cincinnati 39-24
San Diego 28-40 at St Louis 25-38
New York 27-37 at Houston 33-35
TEXAS RANGERS 27-37 AT BOSTON RED SOX 27-34
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs John Curtis Advantage Boston
C Dick Billings vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston
1B Frank Howard vs Danny Cater Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Doug Griffin Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Rico Petrocelli Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Luis Aparicio Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Boston
CF Joe Lovitto vs Tommy Harper Advantage Boston
RF Ted Ford vs Reggie Smith Advantage Boston
The huge mismatch in the outfield gives the Red Sox a huge advantage against the Rangers.
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