The Tampa Bay Rays will look for their third consecutive victory and ensure a series win over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday evening, as Shane McClanahan (5-4, 3.74 ERA) takes on Spenser Watkins (2-2, 3.81 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Cruz DH
Franco SS
Meadows LF
Diaz 1B
Wendle 3B
Margot RF
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Orioles Starting Lineup
Mullins CF
Hays LF
Mancini 1B
Santander DH
Severino C
Franco 3B
McKenna RF
Mateo 2B
Martin SS
McHugh Activated Off IL
The Rays will get a big piece of their bullpen back for Saturday’s contest, as right-hander Collin McHugh was activated from the 10-day injured list.
McHugh had been on the injured list since July 25, retroactive to July 22, with fatigue in his right arm. The 34-year-old threw a bullpen session Wednesday at Tropicana Field, and manager Kevin Cash said McHugh would go on the road trip with the team to be activated over the weekend.
To make room on the active roster for McHugh, reliever Louis Head, who worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Friday’s win, was optioned to Triple-A Durham.
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.
