After Wednesday’s extra-inning win, the Tampa Bay Rays will look to finish off their fourth consecutive series win with a victory in the rubber match of their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals. Shane McClanahan (1-0, 4.03 ERA) will get the start, taking on Brady Singer (2-3, 4.00 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 3:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarena DH
Lowe 2B
Choi 1B
Meadows LF
Wendle 3B
Walls SS
Zunino C
Kiermaier CF
Phillips RF
Royals Starting Lineup
Merrifield 2B
Santana 1B
Perez DH
Benintendi LF
Mondesi SS
Gutierrez 3B
Soler RF
Taylor CF
Gallagher C
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.
