The Tampa Bay Rays can take a two games to none lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series with a second consecutive victory Friday night. Right-hander Shane Baz (2-0, 2.03 ERA in regular season) will get the start, taking on lefty Chris Sale (5-1, 3.16 ERA in regular season). First pitch is scheduled for just after 7:00 tonight at Tropicana Field.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena LF
Franco SS
Lowe 2B
Cruz DH
Diaz 3B
Luplow 1B
Margot RF
Zunino C
Kiermaier CF
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Schwarber 1B
Hernandez CF
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Martinez DH
Renfroe RF
Vazquez C
Arroyo 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.
