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Patino Gets The Call For Opener In Buffalo

Rays pitcher Luis Patino
(photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays)

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to end their eight-game road losing streal tonight in Buffalo, with the first of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays.  Luis Patino (1-1, 3.60 ERA) will get the start after being called up from Triple-A Durham, taking on Alek Manoah (1-0, 3.34 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 7:07.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Choi 1B

Franco SS

Meadows DH

Arozarena LF

Wendle 3B

Margot RF

Kiermaier CF

Mejia C

 

Blue Jays Starting Lineup

Semien 2B

Bichette SS

Guerrero 1B

Springer DH

Hernandez RF

Biggio 3B

Grichuk CF

Gurriel LF

McGuire C

Archer, Drake Throw To Hitters

Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Friday’s game that pitchers Chris Archer and Oliver Drake each threw an inning to hitters at the team’s Spring Training complex in Port Charlotte.

Cash said that the training staff was pleased with what they saw from both pitchers, and that while velocity is not what they look at as a guide, but that Archer’s fastball reached 93 MPH, while Drake was around 90-91 MPH.

The plan for each is to have them throw a two-inning simulated session in the next few days.

Written By

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.

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