Rays host the Giants on 4-game home win streak

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San Francisco Giants (13-18, fifth in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (18-12, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (2-3, 2.70 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (2-2, 3.91 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -135, Giants +113; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep a four-game home win streak alive when they face the San Francisco Giants.

Tampa Bay is 8-4 at home and 18-12 overall. The Rays are 13-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.

San Francisco has a 6-9 record on the road and a 13-18 record overall. The Giants are 12-5 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with eight home runs while slugging .487. Jonathan Aranda is 7 for 35 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Luis Arraez has three doubles and two triples for the Giants. Jung Hoo Lee is 14 for 36 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .225 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Giants: 4-6, .235 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Rays: Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Giants: Jared Oliva: 60-Day IL (wrist), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Joel Peguero: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Susac: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Reiver Sanmartin: 60-Day IL (hip), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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