Rays look to sweep series against the Mets
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Tampa Bay Rays (38-32, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (45-26, first in the NL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (5-3, 4.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Mets: Griffin Canning (6-2, 3.22 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -166, Rays +139; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays meet the New York Mets looking to sweep their three-game series.
New York has a 27-9 record at home and a 45-26 record overall. Mets hitters have a collective .425 slugging percentage to rank fifth in MLB.
Tampa Bay has gone 15-12 on the road and 38-32 overall. The Rays are 28-11 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Sunday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 36 RBIs while hitting .249 for the Mets. Pete Alonso is 14 for 39 with three doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.
Jonathan Aranda has 12 doubles and eight home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 17 for 40 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .268 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
Rays: 7-3, .259 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Mets: Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (side), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (lat), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (shin), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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