Texas at Boston, Sunday Night Baseball, 7:20 PM ET on the Fenway lawn. The Rangers come in at 34-34 after taking 2 of 3 from the Royals in Kansas City, and the Red Sox are flat-out reeling at 27-39 with a 4-game losing skid and a tie tacked on for good measure. This one really is about which version of the Rangers shows up against which version of the Red Sox. Texas has been one of the hotter offensive teams in the sport since mid-May — averaging nearly 5 runs a game over a 20-game stretch — while Boston is staring at the worst offensive month in the American League. Interim manager Chad Tracy isn't sugarcoating it anymore: 22 runs in June, fewest in the AL, and a lineup that just won't take a walk. The injury sheet is doing the Red Sox no favors either. Garrett Crochet's lat strain is worse than originally reported, Trevor Story is out 6-10 weeks after sports hernia surgery, Roman Anthony still can't swing a bat, and Marcelo Mayer's been in and out with neck and back stiffness. That's the rotation ace, the shortstop, the rookie outfielder, and the everyday infielder — all unavailable for Sunday's series finale. Texas isn't exactly whole — Jordan Montgomery is still working back from the elbow, Joc Pederson is day-to-day with a hip, and Josh Smith just bumped his rehab up to Triple-A — but the bullpen got a real boost with Jalen Beeks tossing 1.1 scoreless and grabbing a win over the Cubs before landing on the IL. The point is Texas can run a competent big-league lineup out there. Boston can't say the same right now. Stylistically this is a tough draw for the Red Sox. They don't draw walks, they chase, and they don't have the thump to bail themselves out — and they're hosting a team that's been mashing for a month. Fenway gives the home side a puncher's chance against any pitcher, but the Rangers' rotation has been the steadier unit in this matchup. If Boston wants to salvage the series, it'll need to do it by jumping on Texas early before the bullpens get involved. The stakes feel different for each side. The Rangers are clawing back to .500 with a real path back into the AL West conversation. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are 12 games under and the conversation has shifted from "can Tracy hold this together" to "what does this roster even look like in August." Sunday night under the lights, with the country watching, is exactly the kind of spot a fed-up Boston club either snaps out of it or gets buried on national TV.