Rays try to sweep series against the Rockies

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Tampa Bay Rays (67-46, first in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (45-69, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Wednesday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (10-3, 2.77 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4, 4.47 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -172, Rockies +149; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Colorado Rockies looking to sweep their three-game series.

Colorado has a 45-69 record overall and a 27-31 record in home games. Rockies hitters are batting a collective .256, which ranks third in the NL.

Tampa Bay has a 67-46 record overall and a 26-28 record on the road. The Rays have the highest team batting average in the AL at .259.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 33 home runs while slugging .548. Kyle Karros is 12 for 35 with two doubles and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .300 batting average, and has 20 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs, 43 walks and 64 RBIs. Chandler Simpson is 15 for 37 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .266 batting average, 5.72 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rays: 7-3, .244 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Rockies: Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Jeff Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Jaden Hill: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Blas Castano: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

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