The Tampa Bay Rays will look to finish off a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a victory in Thursday afternoon’s finale. Left-hander Shane McClanahan (7-4, 3.73 ERA) will get the start, taking on Jorge Lopez (3-13, 6.14 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Franco SS
Cruz DH
Meadows LF
Choi 1B
Arozarena RF
Wendle 3B
Mejia C
Phillips CF
Orioles Starting Lineup
Mullins CF
Mancini DH
Mountcastle 1B
Hays LF
Severino C
Santander RF
Urias 3B
Mateo 2B
Martin SS
Zunino Dealing With Tooth Issue
Catcher Francisco Mejia will be starting in Thursday’s matinee after playing all nine innings of Wednesday night victory. Manager Kevin Cash says the reason is that Mike Zunino is dealing with a tooth issue that could be caused by getting hit in the mask by a foul ball.
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.
