Rays Add Another Pitcher To IL Before Saturday’s Game

The Tampa Bay Rays will to extend their current winning streak to four straight games and earn a series victory with a win over the Los Angeles Angels.  Shane McClanahan (2-2, 4.03 ERA) will get the start, taking on Alex Cobb (5-2, 4.41 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 4:10.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Franco SS

Arozarena LF

Meadows DH

Choi 1B

Margot RF

Wendle 3B

Phillips CF

Zunino C

Angels Starting Lineup

Ohtani DH

Rengifo RF

Rendon 3B

Gosselin 1B

Stassi C

Ward LF

Iglesias SS

Lagares CF

Fletcher 2B

Fleming Moved To IL, Head Recalled

The Rays had to place left-hander Josh Fleming, who threw 3 2/3 innings in Friday night’s win,  on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right calf strain.

“It’s something that a month and half ago-ish kind of tweaked it a little bit and we’ve been monitoring it a little bit,” Fleming said.  “Yesterday, it kind of tightened up in the last inning.  I don’t know if it was more of a cramp or what.  I woke up this morning and it was a little more sore than normal.”

Both Fleming and manager Kevin Cash feel Fleming’s stay on the injured list should be a short one, and because of Tampa Bay’s schedule, the left-hander could miss as little as one start.

“We’ve got to find a way to make sure we that keep these guys healthy, and that it doesn’t miss an extended period of time,” Cash said.  “We’ve dealt with calf issues that can grow into four, five, six weeks, and we really need to avoid that.”

To take Fleming’s spot on the active roster, the Rays recalled reliever Louis Head from Triple-A Durham.  This will be the 31-year-old’s sixth stint with the Rays, which he has no record and a 3.00 in six appearances, all out of the bullpen.