Royals host the Rays on home losing streak
Tampa Bay Rays (43-35, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (38-40, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.95 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (6-4, 2.12 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -142, Rays +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Tampa Bay Rays looking to stop their seven-game home skid.
Kansas City has gone 19-19 at home and 38-40 overall. The Royals are 15-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tampa Bay has a 43-35 record overall and a 16-12 record on the road. The Rays have an 18-5 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 11 home runs while slugging .409. Salvador Perez is 9 for 36 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 19 home runs while slugging .523. Yandy Diaz is 20 for 44 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .206 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored by one run
Rays: 7-3, .324 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), 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.
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