Guardians' Shane Bieber aims to extend Rays' slump

The Tampa Bay Rays, in an offensive slump since the All-Star break, will look to break out when they face the Cleveland Guardians on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber (4-6, 3.55 ERA) and Tampa Bay left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 2.50) are the scheduled starters for Friday.

After making the American League All-Star team in 2019 and '21 sandwiching a