Rays play the Mariners on home winning streak

Seattle Mariners (73-65, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (68-69, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (12-7, 2.95 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 166 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.64 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners aiming to continue a three-game home winning streak.

Tampa Bay has gone 35-33 in home games and 68-69 overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Seattle has a 32-38 record in road games and a 73-65 record overall. The Mariners have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .411.

The teams play Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Mariners are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 23 doubles and 39 home runs for the Rays. Josh Lowe is 12 for 39 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cal Raleigh has 19 doubles and 50 home runs for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena is 12 for 43 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .267 batting average, 2.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .234 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rays: Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), 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)

Mariners: Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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