Baltimore Orioles (43-52, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (50-47, fourth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Charlie Morton (5-7, 5.18 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (5-6, 4.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 89 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -125, Orioles +106; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles to begin a three-game series.
Tampa Bay is 28-25 at home and 50-47 overall. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.78.
Baltimore is 43-52 overall and 21-27 in road games. The Orioles have gone 28-9 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Friday's game is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Orioles are up 4-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has a .324 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 20 doubles and 11 home runs. Chandler Simpson is 13 for 36 with two RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ryan O'Hearn has 14 doubles and 11 home runs for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 12 for 42 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 2-8, .249 batting average, 4.12 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Orioles: 6-4, .223 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Rays: Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Ha-Seong Kim: day-to-day (foot), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (side), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (knee), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chadwick Tromp: 10-Day IL (back), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (back), Maverick Handley: 7-Day IL (head), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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