The Tampa Bay Rays will look to improve on their Major League-leading 26-6 record Friday evening as they welcome in their division rivals, the New York Yankees to Tropicana Field to begin a three-game series. Yonny Chirinos (1-0, 0.64 ERA) will get the start against Jhony Brito (2-3, 5.56 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 6:40.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz 1B
Franco SS
Arozarena LF
J. Lowe RF
Ramirez DH
Paredes 3B
Walls 2B
Mejia C
Siri CF
Yankees Starting Lineup
Volpe SS
Rizzo 1B
Torres 2B
LeMahieu 3B
Calhoun DH
Bader CF
Bauers LF
Trevino C
Cabrera RF
Glasnow Scheduled For First Rehab Start
Pitcher Tyler Glashow is scheduled to make his first rehab start tonight from the Triple-A Durham Bulls as they take on Baltimore’s top affiliate, the Norfolk Tides on the road tonight at Harbor Park.
BY GOSH, THAT’S TYLER GLASNOW’S MUSIC
Tyler is scheduled to pitch for us tonight in Norfolk as part of an MLB Rehab Assignment pic.twitter.com/I5K6icchpL
— Durham Bulls (@DurhamBulls) May 5, 2023
Glasgow was sidelined back in February after experiencing a Grade 2 oblique strain during a live batting practice session in Orlando. That came on the heels of missing the second half of 2021 and almost all of 2022 following Tommy John surgery.
Lowe Again Out Of Lineup, Fleming Looks Ready To GO
Second baseman Brandon Lowe is missing his second straight game Friday with what manager Kevin Cash is calling a slight back issue.
Cash said the injury is different than the back broplems that sidelined him for a large chunk of the 2022 season, limiting him to just 65 games last year.
Lowe is expected to go through a full workout today, and if all goes as expected, could be available for the team off the bench tonight.
Meanwhile, left-hander Josh Fleming, who had to leave Tuesday’s game against Pittsburgh after being hit on the foot by a line drive, threw off the bullpen mound at Tropicana Field, and after the around 20-pitch session, deemed himself ready to go for his scheduled start in Sunday afternoon’s finale of this series.
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.
