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Rays Look To Clinch American League East Saturday

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

The Tampa Bay Rays can clinch the American League East championship with a win in Saturday’s middle game against the Miami Marlins along with a loss by the Boston red Sox at home to the New York Yankees.  Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.51 ERA) will get the start, taking on Sandy Alcantara (9-13, 3.05 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 3:10.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Choi 1B

Arozarena LF

Meadows DH

Wendle SS

Diaz 3B

Kiermaier CF

Phillips RF

Zunino C

Marlins Starting Lineup

Rojas SS

Chisholm 2B

De La Cruz CF

Sanchez RF

Brinson LF

Diaz 1B

Forts DH

Alvarez 3B

Leon C

Rays Bring Fleming Back Up

Before Saturday’s contest, the Rays optioned left-hander Dietrich Enns to Triple-A Durham, and recalled fellow southpaw Josh Fleming.

Enns pitched the final two innings of Friday night’s win over the Marlins, and is 2-0 with a 2.82 ERA in nine relief appearances.

Fleming, who was optioned to Durham, will work in a relief role for the playoff run.  He is 10-6 wit a 5.01 ERA in 22 appearances with the Rays this year, including 11 starts.

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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