Rays meet the Diamondbacks after Caminero's 3-home run game

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Arizona Diamondbacks (41-39, third in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (45-33, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (3-6, 6.10 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Rays: Nick Martinez (6-2, 2.73 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -142, Diamondbacks +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Arizona Diamondbacks after Junior Caminero hit three home runs on Thursday in a 13-2 win over the Royals.

Tampa Bay has a 28-12 record at home and a 45-33 record overall. The Rays have a 30-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Arizona has a 17-22 record on the road and a 41-39 record overall. The Diamondbacks have a 19-8 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 54 RBIs for the Rays. Caminero is 14 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with 39 extra base hits (17 doubles, nine triples and 13 home runs). Ketel Marte is 14 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .269 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Diamondbacks: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored opponents by two 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.