Rays take on the Orioles after Caminero's 4-hit game

Baltimore Orioles (31-42, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (41-33, second in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Charlie Morton (3-7, 6.05 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (6-4, 2.55 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -148, Orioles +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles after Junior Caminero's four-hit game on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay has a 25-21 record in home games and a 41-33 record overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL.
Baltimore is 31-42 overall and 15-23 in road games. The Orioles have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .241.
The teams square off Thursday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Caminero leads the Rays with 17 home runs while slugging .509. Yandy Diaz is 17 for 42 with a double, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Ryan O'Hearn has nine doubles and 10 home runs while hitting .302 for the Orioles. Ramon Laureano is 11 for 37 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .294 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
Orioles: 5-5, .260 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Orioles: Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (hip), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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