Baltimore Orioles (31-41, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (40-33, second in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (0-0); Rays: Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.35 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -132, Orioles +111; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay has a 24-21 record in home games and a 40-33 record overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.44 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
Baltimore is 31-41 overall and 15-22 on the road. The Orioles are 20-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 17 home runs while slugging .504. Yandy Diaz is 16 for 40 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ryan O'Hearn leads the Orioles with a .306 batting average, and has nine doubles, 10 home runs, 24 walks and 27 RBIs. Gunnar Henderson is 15 for 38 with five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .269 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Orioles: 6-4, .272 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 10-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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