Tampa Bay Rays (71-72, fourth in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (85-58, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Cole Sulser (0-0, 4.35 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (10-9, 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -202, Rays +167; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Tampa Bay Rays to open a three-game series.
Philadelphia has an 85-58 record overall and a 47-25 record in home games. The Phillies have a 60-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tampa Bay has a 71-72 record overall and a 34-34 record in road games. The Rays are 48-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Castellanos has 27 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 78 RBI for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 14-for-42 with three doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.
Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay with 21 home runs while slugging .356. Yandy Diaz is 13-for-37 with four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .275 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Rays: 5-5, .243 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by eight 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.
