The Tampa Bay Rays will look to end their three-game losing streak tonight, as they start a six-game road trip by heading to the Bronx for the first of three games over the weekend with the New York Yankees. Michael Wacha (0-1, 7.00 ERA) will get the start, taking on Nick Nelson (0-1, 9.00 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Lowe DH
Diaz 1B
Wendle 3B
Margot CF
Brosseau 2B
Adames SS
Zunino C
Yankees Starting Lineup
LeMahieu 1B
Judge RF
Torres SS
Stanton DH
Urshela 3B
Hicks CF
Sanchez C
Frazier LF
Odor 2B
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.