Following a day off on Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays begin a nine-game home stand this evening with the first of three contests against the New York Yankees. Lefty Shane McClanahan (4-3, 3.88 ERA) will get the start, taking on Jordan Montgomery (3-5, 3.96 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10.
Rays Starting Lineup
Margot RF
Franco SS
Cruz DH
Diaz 3B
Choi 1B
Arozarena LF
Lowe 2B
Zunino C
Kiermaier CF
Yankees Starting Lineup
LeMahieu 1B
Judge RF
Sanchez C
Stanton DH
Torres SS
Odor 2B
Urshela 3B
LaMarre LF
Allen CF
Rays Activate Margot Before Series
As expected, the Tampa Bay Rays activated outfielder Manuel Margot from the 10-day injured list before Tuesday’s contest.
Margot suffered a hamstring injury on July 6 while beating out a ninth-inning infield single against the Cleveland Indians, a game which the Rays would come back and win in the inning in part because of that play. In 76 games this season, Margot has a slash line of .252/.297/.404 with nine home runs and 44 RBI.
To make room for Margot, Tampa Bay optioned reliever Sean Poppen to Triple-A Durham on Monday.