Rays host the Diamondbacks on 4-game home win streak

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Arizona Diamondbacks (41-41, third in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (47-33, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (5-7, 5.71 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (6-4, 2.62 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 89 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -193, Diamondbacks +156; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep their four-game home win streak intact when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tampa Bay is 47-33 overall and 30-12 in home games. The Rays have a 15-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Arizona has a 41-41 record overall and a 17-24 record on the road. The Diamondbacks are 29-8 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has 13 doubles and 13 home runs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 14 for 38 with six home runs over the last 10 games.

Geraldo Perdomo has 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs for the Diamondbacks. Ketel Marte is 12 for 39 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .283 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

Diamondbacks: 4-6, .248 batting average, 5.38 ERA, outscored by eight 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.