Coming off an off day following a 4-3 road trip to New York and Arlington, the Tampa Bay Rays will begin a five-game homestand tonight with the first of two games against the Washington Nationals. Tyler Glasnow (4-2, 2.69 ERA) will get the start, taking on Jon lester (0-2, 4.37 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Margot RF
Diaz 1B
Meadows DH
Arozarena LF
Brosseau 2B
Wendle 3B
Zunino C
Walls SS
Kiermaier CF
Nationals Starting Lineup
Schwarber LF
Turner SS
Soto RF
Zimmerman 1B
Bell DH
Gomes C
Harrison 2B
Castro 3B
Robles CF
Choi Feeling Better, Could Be Activated Before Weekend’s End
Rays manager Kevin Cash said that first baseman Ji-Man Choi, who has been on the injured list with a strained left groin, is feelimg much improved. Choi ran and took ground balls om the field today and is slated to do so again on Wednesday. The team will make a determination later this week whether the 30-year-old will go on rehab assignment to Port Charlotte to get some at-bats.
Choi felt good enough after his workout on the field to have a little fun with the media interviewing reliever Ryan Thompson.
Choi is eligible to be activated from the injured list Sunday.
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.