The Tampa Bay Rays will look to wrap up a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays by taking Sunday’s rubber match of the three-game series between the two teams. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs (1-1, 2.12 ERA) will get the start, taking on Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.75 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Lowe DH
Franco SS
Ramirez RF
Choi 1B
Arozarena LF
Mejia C
Brujan 2B
Phillips CF
Walls 3B
Blue Jays Starting Lineup
TBA
Hamstring Sidelines Margot
After trying to play the last two nights through hamstring discomfort, the Rays placed outfielder Manuel Margot on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain.
Margot initially suffered the injury in Monday evening’s loss to the Los Angeles Angels, and missed Tuesday and Wednesday’s games in Anaheim. He returned to DH both Friday, driving in the winning run to beat Toronto, and Saturday, when he had two hits in Tampa Bay’s 5-1 loss.
To take Margot’s place on the active roster, reliever Ralph Garza was 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.
