Rays take 5-game road win streak into matchup with the Pirates

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Tampa Bay Rays (11-7, first in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (11-8, second in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (0-0, 2.16 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Pirates: Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -140, Rays +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep a five-game road win streak alive when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pittsburgh has an 11-8 record overall and a 6-4 record in home games. The Pirates are 6-3 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay has a 7-5 record on the road and an 11-7 record overall. The Rays have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .341.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has four doubles and five home runs for the Pirates. Brandon Lowe is 10 for 40 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with four home runs while slugging .449. Yandy Diaz is 12 for 37 with a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .262 batting average, 3.22 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Rays: 8-2, .260 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Jared Triolo: 10-Day IL (knee), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Michael Grove: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (right elbow strain), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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