Guardians look to end 4-game losing streak, take on the Rays

Cleveland Guardians (54-52, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (61-43, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 12:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (8-5, 2.68 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (8-5, 3.28 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -140, Guardians +115; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians, on a four-game losing streak, play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 61-43 record overall and a 37-15 record in home games. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .405.

Cleveland is 54-52 overall and 27-26 in road games. The Guardians have a 39-18 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Rays have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has 17 doubles and 14 home runs for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 10 for 30 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Manzardo ranks seventh on the Guardians with 21 extra base hits (nine doubles, a triple and 11 home runs). Rhys Hoskins is 5 for 32 with four home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .280 batting average, 3.71 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Guardians: 4-6, .263 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Taylor Walls: day-to-day (finger), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (leg)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.