The Tampa Bay Rays will look to end their five-game Grapefruit League losing streak when they take on the Minnesota Twins Wednesday at Charlotte Sports Park. Chris Archer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will get the start, taking on Michael Pineda (0-0, 3.88 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Tsutsugo 1B
Margot CF
Meadows LF
B. Lowe 2B
Diaz 3B
Wendle SS
Zunino C
Adames DH
Mastrobuoni RF
Twins Starting Lineup
Kepler RF
Donaldson 3B
Cruz DH
Polanco 2B
Buxton CF
Jeffers C
Simmons SS
Astudillo 1B
Rooker LF
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.