Orioles host the Rays in first of 3-game series

Tampa Bay Rays (76-80, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (73-83, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (11-11, 3.77 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (10-10, 4.39 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 136 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series.

Baltimore has a 37-41 record at home and a 73-83 record overall. The Orioles are 41-67 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Tampa Bay is 76-80 overall and 35-40 in road games. Rays hitters have a collective .314 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The matchup Tuesday is the 11th meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 5-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has a .273 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has 33 doubles, five triples and 16 home runs. Coby Mayo is 12 for 33 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 28 doubles, 44 home runs and 108 RBIs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 16 for 34 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .191 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

Rays: 4-6, .250 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Albert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Young: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 60-Day IL (knee), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Taylor Walls: 60-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.