Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins play in game 2 of series

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Tampa Bay Rays (37-23, first in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (29-35, fourth in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane McClanahan (6-2, 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Marlins: Lake Bachar (0-0, 3.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -147, Marlins +123; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Miami Marlins.

Miami is 29-35 overall and 18-16 at home. The Marlins have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .319.

Tampa Bay is 37-23 overall and 16-14 on the road. The Rays have gone 25-6 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Rays hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Liam Hicks ranks third on the Marlins with 17 extra base hits (five doubles and 12 home runs). Heriberto Hernandez is 9 for 25 with four home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has a .320 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 10 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs. Junior Caminero is 14 for 36 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .230 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Rays: 3-7, .243 batting average, 6.13 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Josh Ekness: 15-Day IL (calf), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Janson Junk: 15-Day IL (shin), Eury Perez: 15-Day IL (gracilis), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Craig Kimbrel: 15-Day IL (wrist), Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (thumb), Jon Heasley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), 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.