Tampa Bay Rays (76-80, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (73-83, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (11-11, 3.77 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (10-10, 4.39 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 136 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series.

Baltimore has a 37-41 record at home and a 73-83 record overall. The Orioles are 41-67 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Tampa Bay is 76-80 overall and 35-40 in road games. Rays hitters have a collective .314 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The matchup Tuesday is the 11th meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 5-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has a

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