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Atlanta Braves (60-28, first in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (57-35, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (7-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Rays: Zach Eflin (9-4, 3.24 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts (50), right, celebrates after his solo home run with Freddie Freeman (5) during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

All-Star Mookie Betts hit his 10th leadoff homer — tying the most in the first half in major league history — and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping Angels 10-5 on Saturday night.

Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski throws during the fourth inning of the All-Star Futures baseball game Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)

Milwaukee prospect Jacob Misiorowski reached 100 mph with 10 of 18 pitches in Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Futures Game.

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong greets Pittsburgh Pirates' Endy Rodriguez, who had scored during the second inning of the All-Star Futures baseball game Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)

Pete Crow-Armstrong is considered the top prospect in the Chicago Cubs system and one of the top prospects in baseball.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 8, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

All-Star Spencer Strider struck out 11 and won his seventh straight decision, a 6-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays that gave the MLB-best Atlanta Braves their 20th win in 22 games.

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -120, Braves +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays look to end their five-game home skid with a win over the Atlanta Braves.

Tampa Bay has a 57-35 record overall and a 34-15 record in home games. The Rays are 40-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Atlanta is 60-28 overall and 30-13 on the road. The Braves have a 36-7 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wander Franco has 11 home runs, 30 walks and 45 RBI while hitting .282 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12-for-35 with two doubles and an RBI over the last 10 games.

Matt Olson has 16 doubles, two triples, 29 home runs and 71 RBI while hitting .254 for the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 15-for-38 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .212 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored by three runs

Braves: 9-1, .274 batting average, 1.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 43 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Tyler Glasnow: day-to-day (cramping), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Fleming: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Braves: A.J. Minter: day-to-day (chest), Dylan Lee: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Chavez: 15-Day IL (shin), Max Fried: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ehire Adrianza: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)