Texas @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 10, 2018 ) Texas 12, NY Yankees 7

Texas Rangers rookie first baseman Ronald Guzman quickly is developing a reputation as a Yankee killer, even though his sample size is small. Guzman belted three home runs as the Rangers halted the New York Yankees' four-game winning streak, leveling the series at one game apiece entering Saturday afternoon's matchup at Yankee Stadium.

Guzman became the first rookie in major-league history to homer in his first four career games against the Yankees and the first rookie with a three-homer game against them. Adrian Beltre homered and drove in four runs and Elvis Andrus had four hits and three RBIs for Texas, which has scored 37 runs in winning three of four. Catcher Austin Romine went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for New York, which lost despite scoring at least five runs for the 12th consecutive home game -- its longest streak since 1938. Didi Gregorius collected three hits and is 14-for-40 in the last 10 games for the Yankees, who trail first-place Boston by nine games.

TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FS Southwest (Texas), YES (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Drew Hutchison (1-2, 6.29 ERA) vs. Yankees RH Lance Lynn (8-8, 4.58)

Hutchinson made his first appearance with Texas, and first start of the season, versus Baltimore on Sunday and was tagged with the loss after giving up six runs on six hits over just three innings. He made 11 relief appearances with Philadelphia before he was released at the end of May, going 0-1 with a 4.64 ERA. Brett Gardner is 5-for-23 against Hutchison but three of the hits were homers.

Lynn turned in a masterpiece in his first start with New York on Monday, striking out nine and blanking the Chicago White Sox on two hits over a season-high 7 1/3 innings. He also did not allow a run in his Yankees debut, coming out of the bullpen to pitch 4 1/3 scoreless innings versus Baltimore. Shin-Soo Choo is the only Texas player to face Lynn, going 4-for-14 with a homer and double.

WALK-OFFS

1. Guzman is 8-for-15 with six homers and eight RBIs in four games versus New York this season.

2. New York 2B Gleyber Torres is mired in a 3-for-29 slump over the past eight games.

3. Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre hit his 469th homer and tied Tris Speaker for 15th place with 1,134 career extra-base hits.

PREDICTION: Yankees 8, Rangers 4