Rays begin 3-game series against the Guardians
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Cleveland Guardians (57-35, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-47, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 6:50 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 5.22 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (3-4, 3.23 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -136, Guardians +115; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to begin a three-game series.
Tampa Bay has gone 25-26 at home and 46-47 overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .236, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Cleveland is 57-35 overall and 27-24 in road games. The Guardians have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.79.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .272 batting average, and has 19 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 31 walks and 44 RBI. Brandon Lowe is 12-for-34 with three home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 23 home runs while slugging .525. Steven Kwan is 13-for-41 with a double, two home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by four runs
Guardians: 5-5, .241 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Guardians: Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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