Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season)

Cleveland; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (0-0); Guardians: TBD

LINE: Rays -113, Guardians -108; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays meet in Game 4 of the ALCS. The Guardians are ahead 2-1 in the series.

Cleveland has a 41-40 record at home and an 85-77 record overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks eighth in the majors.

Tampa Bay has gone 43-38 in road games and 98-64 overall. Rays hitters have a collective .326 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in MLB play.

The teams play Friday for the 10th time this season. The Rays lead the season series 6-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 27 doubles and 12 home runs for the Guardians. Patrick Bailey is 10 for 30 with four home runs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 26 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 85 RBIs while hitting .293 for the Rays. Jonny Deluca is 11 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .249 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Rays: 6-4, .229 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back)

Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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.