The Tampa Bay Rays will make a fourth attempt to earn their first Grapefruit League victory of 2022, as they welcome in old friend Derek Shelton and the Pittsburgh Pirates to Charlotte Sports Park. Jalen Beeks will make his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September of 2020, taking on Zach Thompson. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
B. Lowe 2B
Franco SS
Arozarena RF
Meadows LF
Diaz 1B
Zunino DH
Mejia C
Margot CF
Brujan 3B
Pirates Starting Lineup
Alford RF
Reynolds CF
Vogelbach 1B
Tsutsugo DH
Castro 3B
Gamel LF
Cruz SS
Gonzales 2B
Ritchie C
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.
