Rays and Astros play, winner claims 3-game series
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Houston Astros (25-23, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (22-26, fourth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (6-2, 1.43 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (3-3, 4.80 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -143, Rays +121; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay is 22-26 overall and 12-18 at home. Rays hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.
Houston has a 25-23 record overall and a 10-14 record in road games. Astros hitters are batting a collective .247, which ranks fifth in the AL.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with eight home runs while slugging .402. Chandler Simpson is 12 for 33 with three doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Isaac Paredes has six doubles, a triple and eight home runs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 13 for 36 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .234 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by one run
Astros: 6-4, .240 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Rays: Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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