Tampa Bay Rays (97-63, first in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (87-73, second in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Griffin Jax (0-0); Phillies: TBD
LINE: Rays -115, Phillies -106; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Tampa Bay Rays looking to end a three-game home losing streak.
Philadelphia has a 42-37 record at home and an 87-73 record overall. The Phillies have a 43-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Tampa Bay has a 42-37 record in road games and a 97-63 record overall. The Rays have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .399.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 32 doubles, three triples, 28 home runs and 86 RBIs for the Phillies. Justin Crawford is 7 for 28 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Junior Caminero has 41 home runs, 78 walks and 99 RBIs while hitting .275 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 13 for 39 with two doubles and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .195 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Rays: 6-4, .208 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Jonathan Bowlan: day-to-day (groin), Luis Arraez: day-to-day (ankle), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Luzardo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)
Rays: Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (foot), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
