Baltimore Orioles (21-27, fourth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (31-15, first in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (2-5, 4.21 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (1-2, 3.91 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -123, Orioles +103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles after Yandy Diaz's four-hit game on Monday.
Tampa Bay is 31-15 overall and 17-5 in home games. Rays hitters are batting a collective .263, the top team batting average in the AL.
Baltimore is 9-15 on the road and 21-27 overall. The Orioles have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .388.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has six doubles, eight home runs and 35 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 12 for 41 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with 10 home runs while slugging .415. Adley Rutschman is 9 for 39 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .293 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Orioles: 4-6, .233 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Grant Wolfram: 15-Day IL (back), Heston Kjerstad: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
