The Tampa Bay Rays will look to finish off the weekend series in Baltimore by earning their eighth series win in their last ten played. Corey Kluber (1-2, 4.29 ERA) will get the start, taking on Spenser Watkins (0-1, 5.10 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 1:35.
Rays Starting Lineup
Kiermaier CF
Arozarena LF
Choi 1B
Ramirez DH
Brujan 2B
Paredes 3B
Phillips RF
Zunino C
Walls SS
Orioles Starting Lineup
Mullins CF
Mancini RF
Santander LF
Mountcastle 1B
Rutschman DH
Urias 3B
Odor 2B
Chirinos C
Mateo SS
Franco Hopes To Return Soon
Shortstop Wander Franco missed Saturday’s win and is not in the lineup today, but said before the game that he hopes to return to the lineup soon.
Franco has dealt with hamstring and quad issues in both legs over the first couple of months of the season, and admitted Sunday that he is still adjusting to playing on the Tropicana Field turf.
The 21-year-old has just two hits — both singles — in his last 34 at-bats dating back to May 10.
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.
