Marlins visit the Rays to open 3-game series

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Miami Marlins (20-24, fourth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (28-14, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (2-3, 3.25 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Rays: Jesse Scholtens (3-2, 3.29 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -121, Marlins +101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Miami Marlins to start a three-game series.

Tampa Bay has a 28-14 record overall and a 14-4 record in home games. Rays hitters have a collective .330 on-base percentage, the best percentage in the AL.

Miami has a 6-12 record on the road and a 20-24 record overall. Marlins pitchers have a collective 4.17 ERA, which ranks ninth in the NL.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 11 home runs, 21 walks and 19 RBIs while hitting .255 for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 16 for 34 with a double, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Xavier Edwards has four home runs, 24 walks and 15 RBIs while hitting .313 for the Marlins. Otto Lopez is 13 for 39 with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .279 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Marlins: 4-6, .213 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored by nine runs

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

Marlins: Robby Snelling: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Conine: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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