Tampa Bay Rays (10-14, fourth in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (14-10, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 0.87 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Corbin Brian Burnes (0-1, 4.64 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -135, Rays +114; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
Arizona has a 7-5 record at home and a 14-10 record overall. The Diamondbacks are 11-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Tampa Bay has a 10-14 record overall and a 1-4 record in road games. The Rays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .256.
Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has six doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI while hitting .326 for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll is 16-for-47 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Jonathan Aranda has eight doubles and four home runs for the Rays. Kameron Misner is 12-for-33 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .246 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Rays: 4-6, .246 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly: day-to-day (leg), Andrew Jacob Puk: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ketel Marte: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ketel Marte: day-to-day (hamstring), Kendall Graveman: 15-Day IL (back), Kevin Ginkel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jake Mangum: day-to-day (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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