The Tampa Bay Rays will begin a nine-game homestand Friday evening by welcoming the Boston Red Sox to Tropicana FIeld to begin a three-game series. Corey Kluber (0-0, 1.86 ERA) will get the start, taking on Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.96 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
B. Lowe 2B
Franco SS
Arozarena LF
Choi 1B
Diaz 3B
J. Lowe DH
Margot RF
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Red Sox Starting Lineup
Story 2B
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Hernandez CF
Bradley RF
Dalbec 1B
Shaw DH
Vazquez C
Mazza On IL, Poche Brought Up From Durham
Prior to Friday’s game with the Red Sox, Tampa Bay added another pitcher to their walking wounded list, placing right-hander Chris Mazza on the 10-day injured list with lower back spasms.
Mazza has appeared in two games for the Rays this season, compiling a 1-0 record and a 11.81 ERA, having allowed nine runs, seven earned, in 5 1/3 innings.
To take his place on the active roster, reliever Colin Poche has been recalled from Triple-A Durham.
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.
