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7:10 pm EDT Fri Aug 13, 2010

The Tampa Bay Rays have hit a rough patch with six losses in eight games. Facing the Baltimore Orioles right now isn’t necessarily going to help them shake that slump, either. Coming off a disappointing road trip, the Rays return to Tropicana Field on Friday night looking to make up ground in the AL East with the first of three games against the Orioles. After closing a homestand with two losses to Minnesota, Tampa Bay was swept in Toronto for its first five-game skid of the season. The Rays rebounded with two wins in Detroit before failing to complete the sweep with Wednesday’s 3-2 loss. Despite the 2-6 stretch, Tampa Bay is only two games behind the AL East-leading Yankees and four ahead of Boston in the wild-card race.

Maddon will be happy to get back home where his club has won 14 of 18. The Rays have posted a 2.96 ERA during that span compared to a 4.68 mark in their last 18 road games. Tampa Bay is 16-5 at home versus the Orioles since 2008 and won two of three at Tropicana Field against Baltimore in April. The Orioles team the Rays faced then, however, has a different look now. Most notable is new manager Buck Showalter, who has guided the club to eight wins in 10 games since taking over for Juan Samuel. Getting leadoff batter Brian Roberts back also has helped the Orioles, who are 30-62 this season without their second baseman and 10-10 since he returned to the lineup July 23. No Baltimore pitcher has picked it up more lately than Jeremy Guthrie, who looks to win three straight starts for the first time in two years. The right-hander has been outstanding in five outings since the All-Star break, going 3-1 with a 1.77 ERA. He has walked three and struck out 21 in that span.