Tampa Bay Rays (24-16, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (16-25, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Corey Kluber (1-2, 4.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Orioles: Spenser Watkins (0-1, 5.10 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -168, Orioles +145; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Baltimore has an 11-11 record at home and a 16-25 record overall. The Orioles are 11-7 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Tampa Bay has a 24-16 record overall and a 13-9 record in home games. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.36 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.
The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Rays are ahead 4-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Santander leads Baltimore with seven home runs while slugging .421. Trey Mancini is 14-for-37 with two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Wander Franco has four home runs, seven walks and 16 RBI while hitting .263 for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 11-for-35 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .209 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
Rays: 6-4, .214 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Wells: 10-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 10-Day IL (oblique)
Rays: Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (left shoulder), Chris Mazza: 60-Day IL (back), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Manuel Margot: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (oblique), JT Chargois: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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