Rays bring 1-0 series lead over Tigers into game 2

Detroit Tigers (48-29, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (42-34, second in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 3.97 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (4-6, 3.11 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -127, Tigers +107; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Detroit Tigers, leading the series 1-0.

Tampa Bay has gone 26-22 at home and 42-34 overall. The Rays have a 16-4 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Detroit is 48-29 overall and 22-17 on the road. The Tigers are 33-4 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 17 home runs while slugging .505. Yandy Diaz is 19 for 43 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Gleyber Torres has seven home runs, 38 walks and 38 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 14 for 36 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .310 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .258 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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)

Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

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