Orioles host the Rays to begin 3-game series

Tampa Bay Rays (69-71, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (81-60, first in the AL East)

Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (2-2, 3.49 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (6-9, 4.51 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Orioles -133, Rays +112; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday to begin a three-game series.

Baltimore has a 41-31 record at home and an 81-60 record overall. Orioles hitters have a collective .318 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Tampa Bay has a 69-71 record overall and a 32-33 record in road games. The Rays have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .306.

Friday's game is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Orioles are ahead 8-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adley Rutschman has 17 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 9-for-39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 27 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs while hitting .278 for the Rays. Josh Lowe is 13-for-37 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .238 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Rays: 4-6, .228 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dean Kremer: day-to-day (wrist), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (wrist), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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