Pirates and Rays play in series rubber match
Tampa Bay Rays (12-8, first in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-9, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane McClanahan (1-1, 3. 95 ERA, 1. 17 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-1, 2.
86 ERA, 1. 23 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -115, Rays -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Pittsburgh is 7-5 in home games and 12-9 overall.
The Pirates have a 7-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs. Tampa Bay is 12-8 overall and 8-6 on the road. Rays hitters have a collective .
337 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the AL. The teams square off Sunday for the third time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has six home runs, eight walks and 19 RBIs while hitting .