The Tampa Bay Rays will look to end their spring losing streak Saturday when they host the Minnesota Twins at Charlotte Sports Park. Rich Hill will get the start, taking on Randy Dobnak. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Lowe 2B
Diaz 3B
Wendle SS
Tsutsugo DH
Zunino C
Kiermaier CF
Kelly 1B
Twins Starting Lineup
Arraez LF
Garlick RF
Kepler DH
Astudillo C
Kiriloff 1B
Riddle 2B
Lin 3B
Romine SS
Celestino CF
Happy Birthday Dave!
Today’s game along with being broadcast on Fox Sports Sun, will also be broadcast on the radio on 95.3 WDAE, featuring Andy Freed and Dave Wills, who celebrates his birthday today.
Dukes never forgets! Thanks for the birthday wishes and cupcake! @RaysRadio pic.twitter.com/D6kT0sfXsv
— Dave Wills (@davewills34) March 13, 2021
Choi To See Doctor About Knee
Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi has dealt with soreness in his right knee since coming to camp, and is scheduled to see team doctor Koco Eaton today in St. Petersburg.
“It’s not like he did anything to hurt it,” manager Kevin Cash said. “It was just tight, and he couldn’t get it loose. He was planning on going to do drills and take batting practice, but we noticed him stretching the knee a lot more than normal.”
Cash says despite seeing the doctor, they aren’t overly concerned with his knee.
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.
