The Tampa Bay Rays will look to make it two wins in a row with a victory in the opener of this weekend series with the New York Mets. Tyler Glasnow (4-2, 2.37 ERA) will get the start, taking on David Peterson (1-3, 5.54 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena LF
Margot RF
Meadows DH
Diaz 1B
Brosseau 2B
Adames SS
Zunino C
Padlo 3B
Phillips CF
Mets Starting Lineup
McNeil DH
Lindor SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
Smith LF
Pillar CF
Villar 3B
McCann C
Peraza 2B
Castillo Officially Returns From IL
The Tampa Bay Rays made the return of closer Diego Castillo official Friday, activating him from the 10-day injured list Friday.
“I feel super good,” the 24-year-old reliever said Friday. “I feel super happy that I’m able to return and I’m super happy that I’m here to be alongside my teammates.”
Castillo was initially placed on the injured list May 5, retroactive to May 4, with right groin tightness. To make room on the active roster for Castillo, reliever Louis Head was optioned to Durham after Thursday’s win over the New York Yankees.
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.
