Houston Astros (96-51, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (82-64, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Luis Garcia (12-8, 4.04 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 143 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.77 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -119, Astros -101; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Martin Maldonado had four hits against the Athletics on Sunday.
Tampa Bay has a 49-25 record at home and an 82-64 record overall. The Rays have a 23-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Houston has a 46-28 record on the road and a 96-51 record overall. The Astros have hit 197 total home runs to rank second in the AL.
Monday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz ranks sixth on the Rays with a .295 batting average, and has 32 doubles, nine home runs, 76 walks and 54 RBI. Manuel Margot is 9-for-33 with six RBI over the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez has 24 doubles, two triples, 37 home runs and 93 RBI for the Astros. Kyle Tucker is 11-for-41 with two doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by five runs
Astros: 8-2, .286 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (tricep), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (elbow), Roman Quinn: 10-Day IL (knee), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
