After the first rainout of the spring Saturday, the Tampa bay Rays return to action Sunday in Fort Myers against the Minnesota Twins. Michael Wacha will get the start, taking on Lewis Thorpe. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Adames SS
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
B. Lowe 2B
Choi 1B
Margot CF
Tsutsugo 3B
Mejia C
Brosseau DH
Twins Starting Lineup
Arraez 2B
Donaldson 3B
Polanco SS
Cruz DH
Buxton CF
Jeffers C
Cave RF
Kiriloff 1B
Refsnyder LF
Fairbanks Scratched From Game
Reliever Pete Fairbanks was scheduled to pitch Sunday, but manager Kevin Cash says Fairbanks fell ill Saturday night with what they believe is a stomach bug.
“[It’s] not COVID-related,” Cash said Sunday morning. “Everybody came back negative last night, so that’s a good thing, but he will nit be on the card today.
The Rays skipper said that the plan was to play eight innings today, and that Wacha, along with relievers David Hess and Chris Mazza could all work multiple innings if needed.
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.
