The Tampa Bay Rays will look to bounce back from Friday night’s loss to the Athletics and even up this weekend series Saturday afternoon. Tyler Glasnow (4-1, 2.06 ERA) will get the start, taking on Frankie Montas (3-2, 5.87 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 4:07.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena LF
Meadows DH
Diaz 3B
Lowe 2B
Wendle SS
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Tsutsugo 1B
Phillips RF
Athletics Starting Lineup
Canha LF
Brown LF
Laureano CF
Olson 1B
Chapman 3B
Moreland DH
Kemp 2B
Allen C
Machín SS
Mejia Heads To Injured List
The latest member of the Rays roster to spend time on the shelf will be catcher Francisco Mejia, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left intercostal discomfort.
Mejia was scratched from the starting lineup Friday with the issue, and manager Kevin Cash said they hope that rest and treatment now will prevent anymore significant issue later on in the season.
Pitcher Ryan Yarbrough, who was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, was activated, and to make room for Yarbrough on the 40-man roster, pitcher Chris Archer (right forearm tightness) was transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list.
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