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Rays Going With Bullpen Day Saturday In Cleveland

photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will look for a fifth consecutive win overall and their 11th consecutive victory against the Cleveland Indians Saturday.  The Rays will have a bullpen day on the mound starting with right-hander Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 4.97 ERA with Tampa Bay), taking on J.C. Mejia (1-5, 7.13 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Choi 1B

Cruz DH

Meadows LF

Wendle 3B

Franco SS

Kiermaier CF

Zunino C

Phillips RF

 

Indians Starting Lineup

Hernandez 2B

Rosario SS

J. Ramirez 3B

Reyes DH

Bradley 1B

H. Ramirez LF

Johnson RF

Hedges C

Zimmer CF

Poppen Called Up For Bullpen Day

To help with the bullpen day Saturday, the Rays recalled reliever Sean Poppen from Triple-A Durham for his first stint with the big-league club since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates May 18.

Poppen made three appearances with Pittsburgh earlier this season, amassing no record and a 7.71 earned run average.  In 17 appearances with the Durham Bulls, Poppen has gone 2-3 with a 1.37 ERA.

To make room on the active roster for Poppen, infielder Taylor Walls was optioned to Durham.

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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