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Baltimore Orioles (70-48, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (58-58, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Orioles: Albert Suarez (5-4, 3.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (0-1, 6.23 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, six strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -110, Orioles -110; Over/Under is 8 Runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays face the Baltimore Orioles looking to end a three-game losing streak at home.
Tampa Bay has a 58-58 record overall and a 30-31 record at home. The Rays’ pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Baltimore has a 36-23 record on the road and a 70-48 record overall. The Orioles have a 26-8 record in games in which they have not allowed a home run.
The teams meet for the 10th time this season on Sunday. The Orioles lead the season series 8-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel is third on the Rays with 28 extra-base hits (seven doubles, one triple and 20 home runs). Josh Lowe has hit 11 of 29 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBIs in the last 10 games.
Adley Rutschman has 16 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 68 RBI for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday has gone 10-for-36 with a double and five home runs in his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .240 batting average, 3.72 ERA, even run differential
Orioles: 6-4, .271 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Rays: Richard Palacios: 10-day IL (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 15-day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-day IL (forearm)
Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez: 15-day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-day IL (UCL sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
