The Tampa Bay Rays will begin the 2022 Grapefruit League season on the road, traveling to Fort Myers to take on the American Leaue East rival Boston Red Sox. Chris Mazza will get the start today, taking on Nathan Eovaldi. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Walls SS
J. Lowe CF
Brujan 3B
Mejia C
Aranda 2B
Boldt RF
Mastrobuoni LF
Gray 1B
Quiroz DH
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Bradley CF
Arroyo 2B
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Dalbec 1B
Plawecki DH
Fitzgerald LF
Rosario RF
Cottam C
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.
