Rays host the Mariners to start 3-game series

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Seattle Mariners (73-64, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (67-69, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (8-7, 3.75 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (8-11, 5.19 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 150 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -118, Rays -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays start a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

Tampa Bay has a 34-33 record at home and a 67-69 record overall. The Rays have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .312.

Seattle has gone 32-37 on the road and 73-64 overall. The Mariners have hit 195 total home runs to rank second in the AL.

The matchup Monday is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .284 batting average, and has 25 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs, 42 walks and 74 RBIs. Jake Mangum is 14 for 39 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 24 doubles, four triples, 26 home runs and 78 RBIs while hitting .266 for the Mariners. Jorge Polanco is 11 for 34 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .247 batting average, 2.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Rays: Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (back), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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