The Tampa Bay Rays will look to regain the lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series with a victory in Boston over the Red Sox. Right-hander Drew Rasmussen (4-1, 2.84 ERA) will get the start, taking on Nathan Eovaldi (11-9, 3.75 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 4:07.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Franco SS
Meadows LF
Cruz DH
Choi 1B
Arozarena RF
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Wendle 3B
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Schwarber 1B
Hernandez CF
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Martinez DH
Renfroe RF
Plawecki C
Arroyo 2B
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.