Rays try to keep home win streak alive, host the Marlins
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Miami Marlins (39-68, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (55-52, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 12:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Roddery Munoz (1-5, 5.61 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (6-4, 2.43 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 97 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -250, Marlins +201; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Miami Marlins.
Tampa Bay is 55-52 overall and 30-28 in home games. The Rays are 16-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Miami has a 39-68 record overall and a 17-34 record on the road. The Marlins have a 29-12 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Wednesday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel has seven doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 52 RBI while hitting .199 for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 11-for-34 with five doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Nick Gordon has 11 doubles, a triple and eight home runs for the Marlins. Jake Burger is 10-for-35 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .226 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
Marlins: 5-5, .266 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Marlins: Edward Cabrera: day-to-day (knee), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dane Myers: 10-Day IL (ankle), Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (finger), Sixto Sanchez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (back), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.