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McClanahan Looks To Lead Rays To Sweep Of Orioles

Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan
photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays

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.

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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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