The Tampa Bay Rays will look to make it two wins ina row after the All-Star break and a series win in Atlanta as they get ready for the middle game of their three-game series against the Braves. Josh Fleming (7-4, 3.26 ERA) takes on Max Fried (6-5, 4.71 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:20.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz 3B
Franco 2B
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Choi 1B
Mejia C
Phillips CF
Walls SS
Fleming P
Braves Starting Lineup
Pederson RF
Swanson SS
Freeman 1B
Albies 2B
Riley 3B
Arcia LF
Heredia CF
Smith C
Fried P
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.
