The Tampa Bay Rays, on a season-best four-game winning streak, will hope to extend their run to five straight contests tonight in Kansas City with another matchup against the Royals. Rich Hill (1-0, 7.53 ERA) will get the start, taking on Brad Keller (1-1, 9.58 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 8:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Meadows DH
Arozarena LF
Wendle 3B
Lowe 2B
Margot RF
Tsutsugo 1B
Kiermaier CF
Adames SS
Zunino C
Royals Starting Lineup
Merrifield 2B
Santana 1B
Perez C
Soler DH
Alberto 3B
Dozier RF
Benintendi LF
Taylor CF
Lopez 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.
