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Tampa Bay Rays (55-53, fourth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (56-52, first in the AL West) Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (0-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Astros: Yusei Kikuchi (4-9, 4.75 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 130 strikeouts) : LINE Astros -161, Rays +137; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday to begin a three-game series. Houston has a 31-24 record at home and a 56-52 record overall. The Astros have Matthew Dellavedova Jersey the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .320. Tampa Bay has a 25-24 record in road games and a 55-53 record overall. The Rays have an 18-10 record in games decided by one run. Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 25 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 15-for-39 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games. Yandy Diaz has a .271 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 21 doubles, a triple and nine home runs. Brandon Lowe is 11-for-34 with two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .260 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by eight runs Rays: 6-4, .216 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs INJURIES: Astros: Kyle Tucker: 60-Day IL (shin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow) Rays: Richard Palacios: day-to-day (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Rasmu sen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm) The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . Sidney Moncrief Jersey