Rays to end slide in matchup with the Orioles

Updated Jun. 21, 2023 3:58 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (45-27, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (51-25, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tyler Wells (6-2, 3.20 ERA, .86 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (4-3, 4.19 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -148, Orioles +127; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Baltimore Orioles as losers of three in a row.

Tampa Bay has a 31-8 record in home games and a 51-25 record overall. The Rays are 38-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Baltimore is 45-27 overall and 23-14 in road games. The Orioles have a 21-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Orioles are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wander Franco has eight home runs, 27 walks and 34 RBI while hitting .291 for the Rays. Luke Raley is 13-for-36 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Austin Hays leads the Orioles with a .322 batting average, and has 21 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 16 walks and 31 RBI. Gunnar Henderson is 15-for-41 with four home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .259 batting average, 3.77 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Orioles: 7-3, .301 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Josh Fleming: 60-Day IL (elbow), Calvin Faucher: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (leg), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: James McCann: 10-Day IL (ankle), Austin Voth: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (vertigo), Dillon Tate: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mychal Givens: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cedric Mullins: 10-Day IL (groin), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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