Pirates meet the Rays with 1-0 series lead
Tampa Bay Rays (11-8, first in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-8, second in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 1. 13 ERA, 0. 50 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (3-1, 4.
00 ERA, 0. 94 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -167, Rays +141; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pittsburgh has a 7-4 record at home and a 12-8 record overall.
The Pirates have the third-best team ERA in MLB play at 3. 16. Tampa Bay has a 7-6 record in road games and an 11-8 record overall.
The Rays are 4-1 in games when they hit at least two home runs. The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has four doubles and six home runs for the Pirates.