Tampa Bay Rays (48-33, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (35-50, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Griffin Jax (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (4-5, 4.50 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -124, Royals +103; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals start a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
Kansas City has a 35-50 record overall and a 19-22 record at home. The Royals are 22-12 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Tampa Bay has a 48-33 record overall and a 17-21 record in road games. The Rays have a 32-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jac Caglianone ranks second on the Royals with 28 extra base hits (12 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs). Carter Jensen is 14 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Junior Caminero has 22 home runs, 47 walks and 49 RBIs while hitting .292 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 16 for 33 with four doubles and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .249 batting average, 7.53 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
Rays: 7-3, .291 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Jac Caglianone: day-to-day (groin), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rays: Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
