Rays and Rockies meet in series rubber match

Colorado Rockies (1-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1-1)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-0); Rays: Taj Bradley (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -198, Rockies +165; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Tampa Bay went 80-82 overall and 42-39 in home games last season. The Rays pitching staff averaged 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.1 runs per game in the 2024 season.

Colorado had a 61-101 record overall and a 24-57 record on the road last season. The Rockies slugged .400 with a .304 on-base percentage as a team in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Rays: Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Jeff Criswell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Austin Gomber: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Thairo Estrada: 10-Day IL (wrist)

___

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