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Cruz To Make Rays Debut Tonight In Cleveland

photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to extend their current winning streak to four straight games, and will get both catcher Mike Zunino and their newest acquisition, designated hitter Nelson Cruz, in their starting lineup tonight.  Josh Fleming (7-5, 3.93 ERA) will get the start, taking on Zach Plesac (5-3, 4.19 ERA), with first pitch scheduled for 7:10.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Choi 1B

Cruz DH

Meadows LF

Diaz 3B

Franco SS

Arozarena RF

Kiermaier CF

Zunino C

 

Indians Starting Lineup

Hernandez DH

Rosario SS

J. Ramirez 3B

Reyes RF

H. Ramirez LF

Mercado CF

Chang 1B

Hedges C

Clement 2B

Rays Option Mazza To Add Cruz

In order to add Cruz to the active roster, the Rays optioned reliever Chris Mazza to Triple-A Durham after Thursday’s win.

Mazza pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings Thursday, allowing Tampa Bay to rally from down 4-1 to tie the game up in the ninth inning before going on to a 5-4 victory in the tenth.

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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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