Wacha expected to start for the Rays against Braves
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Tampa Bay Rays (53-37, second in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (44-45, third in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Michael Wacha (2-2, 4.87 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) Braves: Charlie Morton (8-3, 4.09 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: Austin Meadows and the Rays will take on the Braves Friday.
The Braves are 24-22 in home games in 2020. Atlanta’s lineup has 123 home runs this season, Ronald Acuna Jr. leads them with 24 homers.
The Rays are 25-20 on the road. Tampa Bay hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .312 this season, led by Yandy Diaz with a mark of .371.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ozzie Albies leads the Braves with 45 extra base hits and is slugging .500.
Brandon Lowe leads the Rays with 21 home runs and is batting .208.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .246 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Rays: 6-4, .237 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Braves: Huascar Ynoa: (hand), Touki Toussaint: (right shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Grant Dayton: (shoulder), Tucker Davidson: (forearm), Marcell Ozuna: (hand), Ronald Acuna Jr.: (knee), Alex Jackson: (left hamstring), Travis d’Arnaud: (left thumb).
Rays: Ryan Thompson: (shoulder), Chaz Roe: (shoulder), Cody Reed: (thumb), Colin Poche: (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: (elbow), Oliver Drake: (forearm), Yonny Chirinos: (elbow), Jalen Beeks: (elbow), Chris Archer: (forearm), Nick Anderson: (elbow), Manuel Margot: (hamstring), Mike Brosseau: (oblique).
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