The Tampa Bay Rays can ensure a series victory in Anaheim with a victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Andrew Kittredge (3-0, 1.54 ERA) will open the contest, taking on Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 3.29 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 9:38.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Meadows LF
Diaz DH
Wendle 3B
Kiermaier CF
Mejia C
Tsutsugo 1B
Phillips RF
Adames SS
Angels Starting Lineup
Fletcher 2B
Ward RF
Trout CF
Walsh 1B
Iglesias SS
Gosselin DH
Lagares LF
Suzuki C
Rojas 3B
Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.