The Tampa Bay Rays will begin the 2021 Regular Season Thursday with the first of three games against the Miami Marlins. Tyler Glasnow will get the start, taking on Sandy Alcantara. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Tsutsugo 1B
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Lowe 2B
Diaz 3B
Kiermaier CF
Adames SS
Zunino C
Glasnow P
Marlins Starting Lineup
Dickerson LF
Marte CF
Aguilar 1B
Duvall RF
Anderson 3B
Chisholm 2B
Alfaro C
Rojas SS
Alcantara P
Choi, Phillips Officially Placed On IL
The Tampa Bay Rays officially got down to the 26-man roster limit this afternoon by placing first baseman Ji-Man Choi and outfielder Brett Phillips on the 10-day injured list. Choi, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday, is expected to miss 4-5 weeks, while Phillips, who is dealing with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, could miss the first month of the year.
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