Rays aim to stop 4-game road slide, play the Diamondbacks
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Tampa Bay Rays (9-14, fifth in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (14-9, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (2-1, 5.24 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (1-2, 4.09 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -143, Rays +121; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays travel to the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to stop a four-game road losing streak.
Arizona is 14-9 overall and 7-4 at home. The Diamondbacks have an 8-2 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Tampa Bay has a 0-4 record in road games and a 9-14 record overall. The Rays have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .324.
The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll has eight doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Diamondbacks. Pavin Smith is 11-for-28 with four doubles, three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Aranda has eight doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 10-for-39 with a double, four home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .239 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Rays: 3-7, .252 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly: day-to-day (leg), Andrew Jacob Puk: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ketel Marte: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ketel Marte: day-to-day (hamstring), Kendall Graveman: 15-Day IL (back), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kevin Ginkel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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