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

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Tampa Bay Rays (76-52, first in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (62-67, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.25 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Orioles: Brandon Young (9-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -131, Orioles +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Baltimore has a 62-67 record overall and a 33-33 record in home games. The Orioles have hit 157 total home runs to rank fourth in the AL.

Tampa Bay is 33-29 in road games and 76-52 overall. The Rays have the top team on-base percentage in the AL at .330.

Saturday's game is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Orioles are ahead 7-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 23 doubles and 30 home runs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 13 for 37 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 35 home runs, 66 walks and 81 RBIs while hitting .276 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 15 for 43 with a double and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .246 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Rays: 4-6, .282 batting average, 5.90 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

Rays: Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Jax: 15-Day IL (elbow), Victor Mesa Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), 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.