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.
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.
