Rays host the Red Sox on 5-game home win streak

Boston Red Sox (83-70, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (93-59, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (7-4, 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Rays: Ian Seymour (9-6, 4.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 150 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -126, Red Sox +104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox looking to extend a five-game home winning streak.

Tampa Bay has a 53-25 record at home and a 93-59 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .406 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the majors.

Boston has a 45-33 record on the road and an 83-70 record overall. The Red Sox have a 29-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams match up Friday for the 11th time this season. The season series is tied 5-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 41 home runs, 76 walks and 96 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 14 for 33 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs for the Red Sox. Adley Rutschman is 8 for 38 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .259 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .202 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Aroldis Chapman: day-to-day (lat), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (right wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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