After taking Tuesday night’s opener at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays will look to finish of a two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals. Shane McClanahan (2-1, 4.11 ERA) will get the start, taking on Patrick Corbin (3-5, 6.28 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Margot RF
Diaz 1B
Meadows LF
Arozarena DH
Brosseau 3B
Mejia C
Lowe 2B
Walls SS
Phillips CF
Nationals Starting Lineup
Turner SS
Harrison 2B
Soto RF
Zimmerman 1B
Gomes C
Schwarber LF
Bell DH
Castro 3B
Robles CF
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.