Henderson leads Orioles against the Rays after 4-hit game

Tampa Bay Rays (46-36, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (35-46, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (6-7, 3.78 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Orioles: Zach Eflin (6-4, 5.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -110, Rays -109; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Tampa Bay Rays after Gunnar Henderson had four hits against the Rays on Friday.

Baltimore has an 18-21 record at home and a 35-46 record overall. The Orioles have a 23-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tampa Bay has a 46-36 record overall and a 19-13 record in road games. The Rays have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .408.

Saturday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Orioles have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Henderson has 14 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 25 RBIs while hitting .279 for the Orioles. Gary Sanchez is 13 for 34 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Brandon Lowe has 10 doubles and 17 home runs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 13 for 41 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Rays: 6-4, .311 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Orioles: Jordan Westburg: day-to-day (finger), Maverick Handley: 7-Day IL (head), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 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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