Marlins aim to end slide in game against the Rays
Miami Marlins (23-37, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (33-29, second in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (2-1, 4.14 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Rays: Zack Littell (5-5, 3.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -170, Marlins +142; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins head into the matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays as losers of four straight games.
Tampa Bay has a 21-19 record in home games and a 33-29 record overall. The Rays have a 24-9 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Miami has a 9-17 record in road games and a 23-37 record overall. The Marlins have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .247.
The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 13 doubles and 15 home runs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 15 for 42 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 10 home runs while slugging .485. Jesus Sanchez is 15 for 34 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .262 batting average, 2.04 ERA, outscored opponents by 35 runs
Marlins: 3-7, .227 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Marlins: Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (hip), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Rob Brantly: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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