The Tampa Bay Rays have stumbled in their past two games after a promising start to their road trip but face a slumping team to close out the trek.
The Rays try for a sixth consecutive win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night, the first of four straight matchups between the teams in two stadiums.
Tampa Bay matched a season high with four consecutive wins to open the eight-game trip, including a 7-5 victory in Friday's series opener against Detroit. The Rays (20-21), though, dropped the final two games against the Tigers, giving up six runs in the first three innings of a 9-4 loss Sunday.