The Tampa Bay Rays can finish this nine-game three-city road trip with seven wins if they are able to take Sunday afternoon’s finale in Minnesota against the Twins. Luis Patino (2-3, 4.64 ERA) will get the start, taking on Charlie Barnes (0-2, 6.08 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 2:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Arozarema RF
Cruz DH
Meadows LF
Franco SS
Margot CF
Luplow 1B
Zunino C
Brosseau 2B
Wendle 3B
Twins Starting Lineup
Kepler RF
Polanco SS
Donaldson DH
Arraez 2B
Garver C
Larnach LF
Sano 1B
Cave CF
Astudillo 3B
Brosseau Back As Diaz Continues To Improve From Thumb Injury
With first baseman Yandy Diaz still dealing with a sprained left thumb suffered in Friday night’s win, the Rays have added another right-handed bat, recalling infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Durham. Reliever Louis Head was sent to Triple-A Durham to make room for Brosseau.
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.
