Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays meet in game 2 of series

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Tampa Bay Rays (76-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (74-83, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (10-12, 4.99 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 173 strikeouts); Orioles: Tyler Wells (2-0, 2.04 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -120, Rays +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Baltimore has gone 38-41 in home games and 74-83 overall. The Orioles have gone 43-15 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay has a 35-41 record on the road and a 76-81 record overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.87 ERA, which ranks ninth in MLB play.

Wednesday's game is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Orioles are up 6-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has 16 home runs, 60 walks and 67 RBIs while hitting .274 for the Orioles. Coby Mayo is 13 for 31 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 28 doubles and 44 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 16 for 34 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .203 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Rays: 4-6, .242 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (back), Albert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Young: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 60-Day IL (knee), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Taylor Walls: 60-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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