The Tampa Bay Rays will play their final game in a Spring Training stadium this year on Tuesday, as they wrap up a home-and-home series with the Atlanta Braves. Corey Kluber will get the start, taking on Bryce Elder. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Walls SS
Ramirez DH
Choi 1B
Diaz 3B
Kiermaier CF
Mejia C
Phillips RF
Simon 2B
Castellanos LF
Braves Starting Lineup
Rosario RF
Olson 1B
Riley 3B
Ozuna DH
Albies 2B
Duvall CF
Dickerson LF
Swanson SS
Contreras C
Fleming Wins Spot In Rays Bullpen
photo: Tampa Bay Rays
Left-hander Josh Fleming learned Tuesday that he will not be heading to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2022 season, and instead will work out of the bullpen in the big leagues.
The 25-year-old bounced back and forth between the big leagues and Triple-A Durham in 2021, going 10-8 with a 5.09 ERA in 26 appearances, including 11 starts with the Rays. This year in three spring starts, he finished 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA, allowing three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings of work.
That likely leaves two bullpen spots left to be determined, and as many as four players still left to fill them: right-handers Jason Adam, Ryan Thompson, and Chris Mazza (who is in minor-league camp), and left-hander Colin Poche.