Tampa Bay Rays (71-73, fourth in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (86-58, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (6-10, 4.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Phillies: Ranger Suarez (12-6, 2.90 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -172, Rays +144; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they face the Tampa Bay Rays.
Philadelphia is 86-58 overall and 48-25 in home games. The Phillies have the third-ranked team batting average in the NL at .259.
Tampa Bay is 71-73 overall and 34-35 on the road. The Rays have a 28-11 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 36 doubles, 26 home runs and 79 RBI while hitting .285 for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 14-for-42 with three doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has 27 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Rays. Jonny Deluca is 13-for-36 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .269 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Rays: 5-5, .238 batting average, 2.65 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: 10-Day IL (back), Rodolfo Castro: 60-Day IL (thumb), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (hand), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (kidney infection), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle)
Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
