Pittsburgh Pirates (1-4) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (3-1)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -154, Pirates +130; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Pittsburgh Pirates after Jake Mangum had four hits against the Pirates on Monday.
Tampa Bay went 80-82 overall and 42-39 at home last season. The Rays scored 3.7 runs per game while allowing 4.1 last season.
Pittsburgh had a 76-86 record overall and a 37-44 record on the road last season. The Pirates averaged 7.9 hits per game last season while batting a collective .234 and slugging .371.
INJURIES: Rays: Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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