The weather was uncooperative Saturday for the Tampa Bay Rays, as their Grapefruit League game against the Atlanta Braves was cancelled because of rain.
They’ll head to Fort Myers Sunday to take on the Minnesota Twins. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
ORIGINAL POST 10:00 AM: The Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to face the Atlanta Braves at Charlotte Sports Park today, with Tyler Glasnow making his second start of the spring, taking on former teammate Charlie Morton. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05, though there is a chance of inclement weather coming through the area around game time.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz 1B
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Choi DH
Tsutsugo 3B
Adames SS
Wendle 2B
Margot CF
Zunino C
Braves Starting Lineup
Almonte LF
Swanson SS
Riley 3B
Kipnis 2B
Sandoval 1B
Harris CF
Heredia RF
Contreras C
Ervin DH
Archer Among Rays Pitchers Throwing Live Batting Practice
A handful of Rays pitchers scheduled to throw today will not be in today’s Grapefruit League game, but instead work on the back fields in Port Charlotte in live batting practice settings.
Chris Archer, Hunter Strickland, Phoenix Sanders, Jeffrey Springs, Yacksel Rios and Andrew Kittredge will all work on the practice fields at Charlotte Sports Park, throwing to hitters with some players behind them in defense, but not a full group of infielders and outfielders.
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.
