The Tampa Bay Rays will look to start another winning streak Monday afternoon, when they begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox with a Labor Day matinee. Ryan Yarbrough (8-4, 4.50 ERA) will get the start, taking on Chris Sale (3-0, 2.53 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena RF
Franco SS
Cruz DH
Diaz 3B
Luplow 1B
Margot CF
Meadows LF
Mejia C
Walls 2B
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Motter 2B
Schwarber DH
Renfroe RF
Martinez LF
Devers 3B
Dalbec 1B
Verdugo CF
Vazquez C
Arauz SS
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.
