The Tampa Bay Rays will begin the second half of their six-game homestand Monday, welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates to Steinbrenner Field. Drew Rasmussen (0-2, 2.83 ERA in 2024) will get the start, taking on Carmen Mlodzinski (5-5, 3.38 ERA in 2024). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz DH
B. Lowe 2B
Caminero 3B
Aranda 1B
Morel LF
Misner CF
Jansen C
Mangum RF
Caballero SS
Pirates Starting Lineup
Pham LF
Reynolds DH
Cruz CF
Bart C
Suwinski RF
Hayes 3B
Rodriguez 1B
Frazier 2B
Kiner-Falefa SS
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.
