The Tampa Bay Rays will look for a fifth consecutive win overall and their 11th consecutive victory against the Cleveland Indians Saturday. The Rays will have a bullpen day on the mound starting with right-hander Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 4.97 ERA with Tampa Bay), taking on J.C. Mejia (1-5, 7.13 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Choi 1B
Cruz DH
Meadows LF
Wendle 3B
Franco SS
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Phillips RF
Indians Starting Lineup
Hernandez 2B
Rosario SS
J. Ramirez 3B
Reyes DH
Bradley 1B
H. Ramirez LF
Johnson RF
Hedges C
Zimmer CF
Poppen Called Up For Bullpen Day
To help with the bullpen day Saturday, the Rays recalled reliever Sean Poppen from Triple-A Durham for his first stint with the big-league club since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates May 18.
Poppen made three appearances with Pittsburgh earlier this season, amassing no record and a 7.71 earned run average. In 17 appearances with the Durham Bulls, Poppen has gone 2-3 with a 1.37 ERA.
To make room on the active roster for Poppen, infielder Taylor Walls was optioned to Durham.