Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday

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Tampa Bay Rays (25-13, second in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (17-22, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (3-1, 1.71 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.04 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -154, Rays +128; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Boston is 7-11 in home games and 17-22 overall. The Red Sox have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .234.

Tampa Bay has an 11-9 record in road games and a 25-13 record overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .254, which ranks second in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has four doubles, eight home runs and 23 RBIs while hitting .259 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 11 for 39 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

Jonathan Aranda has five doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBIs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 9 for 35 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .237 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rays: 8-2, .248 batting average, 1.31 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (cervical spasms), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ranger Suarez: day-to-day (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.