Rays visit the Braves to begin 3-game series

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Tampa Bay Rays (85-58, first in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (85-59, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Freddy Peralta (7-11, 4.96 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Braves: A.J. Smith-Shawver (0-1, 7.13 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -118, Rays -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves begin a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

Atlanta has an 85-59 record overall and a 48-24 record at home. The Braves rank fourth in the NL with 182 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Tampa Bay is 38-33 in road games and 85-58 overall. The Rays are 63-24 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 37 home runs while slugging .507. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 17 for 37 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 21 doubles, a triple and 38 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 15 for 43 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Rays: 6-4, .265 batting average, 4.35 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Braves: Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Rays: Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Bryan Baker: day-to-day (illness), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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.