Tampa Bay Rays (9-13, fifth in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-9, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (0-4, 5.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (3-1, 3.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -159, Rays +135; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to break a three-game road skid.
Arizona is 13-9 overall and 6-4 at home. Diamondbacks hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fifth in the NL.
Tampa Bay has a 0-3 record in road games and a 9-13 record overall. The Rays have gone 8-0 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with seven home runs while slugging .645. Josh Naylor is 15-for-41 with a double, four home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Junior Caminero leads the Rays with five home runs while slugging .500. Jonathan Aranda is 11-for-32 with three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .254 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Rays: 4-6, .265 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 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), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kevin Ginkel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: 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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