Cubs and Rays meet with series tied 1-1
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Tampa Bay Rays (73-75, fourth in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (84-64, second in the NL Central)
Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Adrian Houser (8-4, 3.11 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (9-7, 3.21 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 101 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Chicago is 84-64 overall and 45-29 in home games. The Cubs have a 56-10 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tampa Bay is 35-39 on the road and 73-75 overall. Rays hitters have a collective .313 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the AL.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has 29 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs for the Cubs. Carson Kelly is 8 for 35 with four home runs over the past 10 games.
Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 71 extra base hits (28 doubles and 43 home runs). Carson Williams is 3 for 28 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 5-5, .228 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Rays: 4-6, .270 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (calf), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (groin), Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (ankle), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: day-to-day (rest), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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