Fortes leads Rays against the Angels following 4-hit performance

Tampa Bay Rays (40-25, first in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (27-42, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane McClanahan (6-3, 2.85 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Angels: Samuel Aldegheri (1-1, 2.25 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, eight strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -178, Angels +148; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Los Angeles Angels after Nick Fortes' four-hit game on Wednesday.

Los Angeles has a 27-42 record overall and a 15-19 record in home games. The Angels have hit 79 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

Tampa Bay has a 40-25 record overall and a 16-16 record on the road. The Rays have the highest team batting average in the AL at .258.

The teams play Friday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout has 10 doubles, 15 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Angels. Zach Neto is 9 for 39 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 11 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 11 for 36 with three doubles, a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .252 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Rays: 5-5, .244 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Angels: Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nolan Schanuel: day-to-day (calf), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (side), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (hip), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Rays: Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Craig Kimbrel: 15-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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