Rays bring 1-0 series lead over Pirates into game 2
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-41, 3rd in the NL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (38-32, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (1-7, 4.11 Era, 1.43 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) Rays: Corey Kluber (3-4, 3.46 Era, 1.09 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -191, Pirates +162 more than/less than is 7 1/2 runs
Base LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays encounter the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1- collection guide.
Tampa Bay is 38-32 all round and 23-15 at property. The Rays are 10-5 in online games when they strike at least two house operates.
Pittsburgh has a 29-41 report overall and a 12-21 history on the highway. The Pirates are 22-12 in online games when they record at the very least eight hits.
The groups meet up with Saturday for the 2nd time this period.
Major PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 7 doubles and three household runs for the Rays. Harold Ramirez is 10-for-27 with two doubles and a house run over the past 10 online games.
Michael Chavis has 7 doubles, two triples, 8 household runs and 25 RBI for the Pirates. Jack Suwinski is 6-for-31 with a double and a few household operates around the last 10 video games.
Previous 10 Games: Rays: 3-7, .228 batting common, 2.62 Era, outscored by six operates
Pirates: 5-5, .199 batting typical, 4.90 Period, outscored by 1 operate
Injuries: Rays: Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Kevin Kiermaier: 10-Working day IL (hip), Drew Rasmussen: 15-Working day IL (hamstring), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Working day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (quadricep), JT Chargois: 60-Working day IL (indirect), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (again), Luis Patino: 60-Working day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Working day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Working day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Working day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Working day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Working day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: day-to-day (shoulder), Jake Marisnick: 60-Working day IL (thumb), Zach Thompson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yoshitomo Tsutsugo: 10-Day IL (back again), Dillon Peters: 15-Day IL (back again), Tucupita Marcano: 10-Working day IL (covid-19), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60-Day IL (wrist), Duane Underwood Jr.: 15-Day IL (covid-19), Josh VanMeter: 10-Day IL (finger), Ben Gamel: 10-Working day IL (hamstring), Kevin Newman: 60-Working day IL (groin), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Greg Allen: 60-Working day IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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