Braves host Rays on home winning streak

Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (33-38, fifth in the AL East) at Atlanta Braves (38-30, second in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABIES: Rays: Zach Eflin (3-4, 4.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Braves: Hurston Waldrep (0-1, 17.18 ERA, 2.18 WHIP, one strikeout)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: Braves LINE -120, Rays +100; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Tampa Bay Rays looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Atlanta is 21-12 in home games and 38-30 overall. The Braves are 26-9 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Tampa Bay is 33-38 overall and 14-15 in road games. The Rays are 13-5 in games decided by one run.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams have met this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta with 20 home runs while hitting .622. Matt Olson is 13 for 38 with two homers and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Amed Rosario has 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 23 RBIs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 9 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .222 batting average, 4.61 ERA, led by six runs

Rays: 3-7, .204 batting average, 5.01 ERA, led by 24 runs

INJURIES: Braves: Michael Harris II: 10-day IL (hamstring), Spencer Strider: 60-day IL (sprained right elbow), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-day IL (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15 days (shoulder), Tyler Matzek: 60 days IL (elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15 days IL (hip), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 days IL (oblique), Angel Perdomo: 60 days IL ( elbow)

Rays: Jose Caballero: Daily (illness), Richard Lovelady: 15-day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60-day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-day IL ( elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-day IL (forearm)

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