The Tampa Bay Rays have lost four straight contests, including a 1-0 game Saturday at home to the Minnesota Twins. They’ll look to end that losing streak today at CoolToday Park in North Port, taking on the Atlanta Braves. Reliever Drew Strotman (0-1, 6.75 ERA) gets the start, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Franco 3B
Mejia C
Adames SS
Brosseau 1B
Phillips CF
Smith DH
Boldt LF
Brujan RF
Quiroz 2B
Braves Starting Lineup
Acuna RF
Albies 2B
Freeman 1B
Ozuna LF
d’Arnaud C
Sandoval 3B
Inciarte CF
Camargo SS
Kipnis DH
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.
