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Rays Look To Establish New Record Friday Against O’s

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

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to set a new record for wins against a single opponent in a season Friday night when they open a three-game weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles.  Shane McClanahan (8-4, 3.63 ERA) will get the start, taking on Matt Harvey (6-13, 6.27 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Cruz DH

Franco SS

Meadows LF

Diaz 1B

Wendle 3B

Margot RF

Kiermaier CF

Zunino C

 

Orioles Starting Lineup

TBA

Rays Gets Fairbanks Back For Weekend

The Tampa Bay Rays will also get a big piece of their back-end bullpen will be available for the series, as reliever Pete Fairbanks has been activated from the 10-day injured list after missing almost a month with inflammation in his right shoulder.

To make roomon the active roster for Fairbanks, reliever Louis Head was optioned to Triple-A Durham.

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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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