The Tampa Bay Rays will try to cut their magic number to win the American League East to seven or perhaps fewer Friday night in the second of four games against the Detroit Tigers. Luis Patino (4-3, 4.62 ERA) will get the start, taking on Casey Mize (7-8, 3.66 ERA). First pirtch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Choi 1B
Arozarena LF
Meadows DH
Wendle 3B
Walls SS
Phillips RF
Kiermaier CF
Mejia C
Tigers Starting Lineup
Baddoo CF
Schoop 1B
Grossman LF
Cabrera DH
Candelario 3B
Castro 2B
Haase C
Goodrum SS
Reyes RF
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.
