Tampa Bay Rays (52-43, third in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (47-48, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Corey Kluber (6-5, 3.73 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Orioles: Austin Voth (1-1, 6.38 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -130, Orioles +108; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a four-game series.
Baltimore has a 26-19 record in home games and a 47-48 record overall. The Orioles have a 34-15 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Tampa Bay has a 52-43 record overall and a 21-25 record in road games. The Rays have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .307.
The teams meet Monday for the 13th time this season. The Rays are ahead 7-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has 23 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 39 RBI for the Orioles. Ramon Urias is 15-for-38 with three doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI over the last 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has 20 doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 8-for-31 with a double, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .261 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Rays: 7-3, .256 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Travis Lakins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Harold Ramirez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jalen Beeks: 15-Day IL (leg), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Fleming: 15-Day IL (oblique), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
