Giants host the Rays on 6-game home slide
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2:55 AM on Saturday, August 16
By The Associated Press
Tampa Bay Rays (60-63, fourth in the AL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (59-63, fourth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Adrian Houser (6-4, 2.84 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.62 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -130, Rays +110; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants look to stop their six-game home slide with a win against the Tampa Bay Rays.
San Francisco has a 29-32 record at home and a 59-63 record overall. The Giants have a 26-44 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Tampa Bay has a 28-33 record in road games and a 60-63 record overall. The Rays have a 26-12 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Heliot Ramos has a .267 batting average to lead the Giants, and has 21 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs. Casey Schmitt is 11 for 38 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has 22 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 69 RBIs while hitting .281 for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 14 for 39 with a double and seven home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .223 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Rays: 5-5, .234 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Giants: Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (hand), Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Erik Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)
Rays: Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), 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.
