Rays host the Red Sox on home losing streak

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Boston Red Sox (27-36, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (37-25, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Connelly Early (5-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Rays: Ian Seymour (3-0, 5.23 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -119, Rays -100; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox looking to break a three-game home skid.

Tampa Bay has a 21-9 record in home games and a 37-25 record overall. The Rays have a 9-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Boston is 27-36 overall and 17-15 in road games. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .247, which ranks third in the AL.

The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has a .325 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 11 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs. Junior Caminero is 12 for 36 with a home run and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has a .298 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has nine doubles, two triples and 13 home runs. Ceddanne Rafaela is 14 for 44 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .226 batting average, 6.62 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .278 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

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

Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (wrist), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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