Tampa Bay Rays (77-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (74-84, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.80 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (3-8, 5.06 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Baltimore is 74-84 overall and 38-42 at home. The Orioles have a 32-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Tampa Bay has gone 36-41 in road games and 77-81 overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.86 ERA, which ranks 10th in MLB play.

Thursday’s game is the 13th time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 6-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has a .272

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