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Rays host the Red Sox on 5-game home win streak
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Boston Red Sox (83-70, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (93-59, first in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (7-4, 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Rays: Ian Seymour (9-6, 4.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 150 strikeouts)
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LINE: Rays -126, Red Sox +104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox looking to extend a five-game home winning streak.
Tampa Bay has a 53-25 record at home and a 93-59 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .406 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the majors.
Boston has a 45-33 record on the road and an 83-70 record overall. The Red Sox have a 29-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams match up Friday for the 11th time this season. The season series is tied 5-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 41 home runs, 76 walks and 96 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 14 for 33 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs for the Red Sox. Adley Rutschman is 8 for 38 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .259 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .202 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez : 15-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley : 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson : 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler Wells : 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Melton : 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Cleavinger : 15-Day IL (forearm), Shane McClanahan : 15-Day IL (forearm), Gavin Lux : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot : 60-Day IL (hip)
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Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Aroldis Chapman : day-to-day (lat), Ceddanne Rafaela : 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Kelly : 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo : 60-Day IL (elbow), Tayron Guerrero : 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Seigler : 10-Day IL (right wrist), Curtis Mead : 10-Day IL (hand), Eli White : 10-Day IL (foot), Garrett Crochet : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Slaten : 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford : 60-Day IL (wrist), Masataka Yoshida : 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas : 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck : 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
