The Tampa Bay Rays ride a three-game win streak into a road contest versus the Los Angeles Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Shane McClanahan (6-3, 2.85 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 40-25 this season and first in the AL East. Samuel Aldegheri (1-1, 2.25 ERA) is the expected starter for the Angels, who are 27-42 and fifth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsRays
Jake Fraley: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jesse Scholtens: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Craig Kimbrel: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back), Michael Grove: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Hip), Gavin Lux: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Angels
Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Side), Jorge Soler: 10 Day IL (Hip), Sebastian Rivero: 10 Day IL (Hand), Gustavo Campero: 10 Day IL (Hand), Adam Frazier: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Jack Kochanowicz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60 Day IL (Knee), Robert Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Travis d’Arnaud: 60 Day IL (Foot), Anthony Rendón: 60 Day IL (Hip), Yusei Kikuchi: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ben Joyce: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Nolan Schanuel: day-to-day (Calf)
Stats to know
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz is slashing .331/.404/.536 this season with 12 home runs, 46 RBIs (11th in MLB) and an OPS of .940 (6th in MLB). He has a 12.1% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate in 272 plate appearances, and he has scored 34 total runs.
In 286 plate appearances, Junior Caminero has hit 14 long balls, tallied 30 RBIs and scored 41 runs. He is batting .278/.378/.494 and has posted a 15.7% strikeout rate and a 14% walk rate.
Los Angeles’ Mike Trout is slashing .224/.391/.452 this season with 15 home runs (17th in MLB), 32 RBIs and an OPS of .843. He has a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 20.5% walk rate in 307 plate appearances, and he has scored 50 total runs. Trout has recorded six steals on six attempts.
In 302 plate appearances, Zach Neto has hit 13 long balls, tallied 32 RBIs and scored 47 runs (8th in MLB). He is batting .229/.338/.442 and has posted a 30.5% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate. Neto has recorded 10 steals on 16 attempts.
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