Houston Astros host the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday

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Tampa Bay Rays (29-28, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (31-26, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (4-5, 3.97 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Astros: Colton Gordon (0-0, 5.52 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -154, Rays +129; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Houston has a 31-26 record overall and a 21-11 record at home. The Astros have a 25-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Tampa Bay has a 29-28 record overall and an 11-9 record on the road. The Rays have gone 11-3 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams square off Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Rays are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes leads the Astros with 19 extra base hits (seven doubles, a triple and 11 home runs). Jose Altuve is 15 for 39 with five home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 14 for 36 with three doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .290 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Rays: 8-2, .265 batting average, 1.82 ERA, outscored opponents by 39 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)

Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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