The Tampa Bay Rays will look to bounce back from losing this past weekend’s series to the Toronto Blue Jays by taking the opener of a four-game series with the Oakland Athletics. Rich Hill (1-0, 8.82 ERA) will get the start, taking on Sean Manaea (2-1, 3.04 ERA). First pitch from Tropicana Field is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena RF
Diaz 1B
Meadows LF
Margot CF
Brosseau 2B
Lowe DH
Zunino C
Adames SS
Wendle 3B
Athletics Starting Lineup
Canha CF
Lowrie 2B
Olson 1B
Laureano DH
Chapman 3B
Murphy C
Piscotty RF
Andrus SS
Kemp LF
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.
