Walls leads Rays against the Phillies after 4-hit outing
Philadelphia Phillies (19-15, second in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (16-18, third in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (2-1, 3.48 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-2, 2.64 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -123, Rays +103; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Philadelphia Phillies after Taylor Walls' four-hit game on Sunday.
Tampa Bay is 16-18 overall and 9-13 at home. The Rays have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .369.
Philadelphia is 19-15 overall and 6-9 on the road. Phillies pitchers have a collective 3.96 ERA, which ranks seventh in the NL.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has five home runs, 14 walks and 17 RBI while hitting .316 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12-for-38 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber has 11 home runs, 27 walks and 26 RBI while hitting .242 for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 17-for-44 with two doubles and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .218 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by two runs
Phillies: 6-4, .265 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Joshua Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Jose Ruiz: 15-Day IL (neck)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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