Rays host the Diamondbacks on 3-game home win streak

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Arizona Diamondbacks (41-40, third in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-33, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Jose Cabrera (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, three strikeouts); Rays: Cole Sulser (1-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -159, Diamondbacks +130; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tampa Bay is 46-33 overall and 29-12 at home. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.84 ERA, which ranks 10th in the majors.

Arizona has a 17-23 record on the road and a 41-40 record overall. The Diamondbacks have a 29-15 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 32 extra base hits (12 doubles and 20 home runs). Victor Mesa Jr. is 3 for 19 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 13 home runs while slugging .455. Gabriel Moreno is 14 for 38 with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .264 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Diamondbacks: 5-5, .251 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Diamondbacks: James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Jordan Lawlar: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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