Rays look to keep home win streak alive, host the Marlins

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Miami Marlins (23-38, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (34-29, second in the AL East)

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Miami Marlins (23-38, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (34-29, second in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Ryan Weathers (1-1, 2.49 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (4-5, 3.95 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -155, Marlins +130; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep a five-game home win streak going when they play the Miami Marlins.

Tampa Bay has a 34-29 record overall and a 22-19 record in home games. The Rays have gone 21-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Miami is 23-38 overall and 9-18 on the road. The Marlins have a 19-7 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 12 doubles, eight home runs and 34 RBIs while hitting .244 for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 14 for 40 with five doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 10 home runs while slugging .485. Jesus Sanchez is 14 for 34 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .258 batting average, 2.14 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs

Marlins: 2-8, .233 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Jesus Tinoco: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (hip), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Rob Brantly: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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