The Tampa Bay Rays begin their final road trip of the 2021 regular season Tuesday night in Houston when they begin the first of three games against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Michael Wacha (3-5, 5.49 ERA) will get the start, taking on Jose Urquidy (8-3, 3.56 ERA), with with first pitch scheduled for 8:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe 2B
Diaz 3B
Franco SS
Cruz DH
Meadows LF
Arozarena RF
Choi 1B
Zunino C
Kiermaier CF
Astros Starting Lineup
Altuve 2B
Bregman 3B
Gurriel 1B
Alvarez DH
Correa SS
Tucker RF
Diaz LF
McCormick CF
Maldonado C
Rays Shuffle Bullpen Ahead of Road Trip
The Rays have moved a handful of relievers around as they prepare for the final trip away from Tropicana Field before the start of the postseason. Tampa Bay placed right-hander Nick Anderson on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain, and recalled both right-hander Louis Head and lefty Ryan Sherriff from Triple-A Durham. They also put left-hander Adam Conley on the COVID-related injured list, and reinstated closer Andrew Kittredge from the 10-day injured list.
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.
