After a Friday off following their win on Opening Day, the Tampa Bay Rays will look to ensure a series win in the first series of the 2023 regular season with a victory over the Detroit Tigers. Zach Eflin (3-5, 4.04 ERA in 2022) gets the start, taking on Spencer Turnbull (4-2, 2.88 ERA in 2021). First pitch is scheduled for 4:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz 1B
B. Lowe 2B
Arozarena LF
Franco SS
Raley DH
Siri CF
Walls 3B
J. Lowe RF
Mejia C
Tigers Starting Lineup
Maton 3B
Greene CF
Baez SS
Carpenter RF
Meadows LF
Torkelson 1B
Cabrera DH
McKinstry 2B
Haase 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.
