Two teams with recent offensive problems will clash when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Baltimore Orioles to open an unusual five-game series with a doubleheader on Thursday.

The Orioles have won three of five games against the Rays this season, and the home team has won every time. This is the first five-game series in the history of the Tampa Bay franchise, with the postponed game from Aug. 27 added on to the original schedule. The Rays will bat last in the second game on Thursday.

The Rays will use Blake Snell (4-1, 3.23) against Baltimore's Dean Kremer (1-0, 1.64) in the first game. The starters for the nightcap were still undetermined.