The Tampa Bay Rays will look to bounce back from Thursday’s 2-0 shutout at the hands of the Atlanta Braves by heading to Fort Myers to take on the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Chris Archer will make his 2021 Grapefruit League debut, taking on Garrett Richards. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Phillips RF
Arozarena LF
B. Lowe DH
Margot CF
Franco SS
Padlo 1B
Walls 3B
Odom C
Mastrobuoni 2B
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Arroyo 2B
Verdugo CF
Bogaerts DH
Martinez LF
Renfroe RF
Vazquez C
Dalbec 3B
Chavis 1B
Arauz SS
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.
