Diamondbacks and Rays meet with series tied 1-1

Updated Jun. 29, 2023 3:58 a.m. ET

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Tampa Bay Rays (55-28, first in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (48-33, first in the NL West)

Phoenix; Thursday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Yonny Chirinos (3-3, 3.91 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -157, Diamondbacks +134; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Arizona has a 48-33 record overall and a 24-19 record at home. Diamondbacks pitchers have a collective 4.42 ERA, which ranks ninth in the NL.

Tampa Bay has gone 21-18 in road games and 55-28 overall. The Rays have gone 38-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with a .296 batting average, and has 20 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs, 29 walks and 44 RBI. Christian Walker is 15-for-39 with two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .322 batting average, and has 16 doubles, 12 home runs, 34 walks and 38 RBI. Manuel Margot is 13-for-37 with a home run and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .268 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Rays: 4-6, .262 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly: 15-Day IL (calf), Cole Sulser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat)

Rays: Shane McClanahan: day-to-day (back), Josh Fleming: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (leg), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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