The Tampa Bay Rays will look to remain undefeated at home this season, earn their fourth consecutive win, and secure another series victory Saturday with a win in the middle game of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox. Shane McClanahan (4-0, 1.57 ERA) will get the start, taking on Dylan Cease (2-0, 2.01 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 4:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
Diaz 1B
Franco SS
Arozarena LF
B. Lowe 2B
Ramirez DH
Walls 3B
J. Lowe RF
Margot CF
Mejia C
White Sox Starting Lineup
Andrus SS
Robert CF
Vaughn 1B
Jimenez RF
Burger 3B
Benintendi LF
Grandal DH
Zavala C
Gonzalez 2B
Wills To Be Honored Prior To Game
The Rays will honor long-time radio broadcaster Dave Wills, who died March 5, in a pre-game ceremony today. Wills’ widow Liz and daughter Michelle will both be in attendance for the game.
Today’s game was singled out for the ceremony as Wills was the pregame and postgame host for the White Sox for a decade prior to joining Tampa Bay.
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.
