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Rays Look To Snap Skid Friday Night Against Twins

Rays pitcher Michael Wacha works against the New York Yankees
photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to end their two-game skid Friday night when the Minnesota Twins come to Tropicana Field for a three-game series.  michael Wacha (2-4, 5.70 ERA) will get the start, taking on Randy Dobnak (1-6, 7.83 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.

Rays Starting Lineup

Lowe 2B

Wendle 3B

Cruz DH

Meadows LF

Arozarena RF

Kiermaier CF

Diaz 1B

Mejia C

Walls SS

 

Twins Starting Lineup

Arraez 3B

Buxton CF

Polanco 2B

Donaldson DH

Kepler RF

Sano 1B

Gordon LF

Jeffers C

Simmons SS

Wander Franco

photo: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Rays

No Concussion For Franco

Manager Kevin Cash said Friday that shortstop Wander Franco, who was lifted in the seventh inning of Thursday’s loss to the Boston Red Sox with a headache, was reevaluated this morning, and does not have a concussion.

“Everything checked out,” Cash said.  “We don’t know if it was the play the night before, or if just a headache popped up.”

It is expected that as long as the 20-year-old shortstop continues to improve, he’ll return to the starting lineup in the next day or two.

Written By

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.

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