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Rays Friday: 1:05, vs. Pirates in Port Charlotte

It’s the last game of the spring for Rays at Charlotte Sports Park.
 
The Rays will take their ball and head home soon, with the Port Charlotte finale today. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]
The Rays will take their ball and head home soon, with the Port Charlotte finale today. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]
Published March 22, 2019|Updated March 22, 2019

UPDATE, 10:59: The Rays had their annual meeting with players union execs and chief Tony Clark this morning. Also, the team dedicated the half-field at the Port Charlotte facility today in honor of Jim Hoff, the longtime minor-league coach who died in December.

Here’s is today’s Rays lineup:

Meadows lf

Pham dh

B. Lowe 1b

Diaz 3b

Garcia rf

Kiermaier cf

Robertson 2b

Adames ss

James c

Font p

Other pitchers for Rays: Sadler, Castillo, Alvarado, Roe, Kolarek, Kittredge

Pirates lineup:

Frazier 2b

Kang ss

Chisenhall rf

Bell 1b

Moran 3b

P. Reyes cf

Gonzalez dh

Kivlehan lf

Baron c

Waddell p

DEVELOPING: The Rays wrap up the Port Charlotte portion of spring training today with a 1:05 game against the Pirates.

Wilmer Font, who seems likely to be in the bullpen, will start, with the relievers still to be determined. Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who on Thursday signed a five-year, $50 million long-term deal, will pitch in a minor-league game so he can get through six innings in a controlled environment in his final tuneup before facing the Astros on Thursday.

Before the game, the Rays have their annual meeting with players union execs, including director Tony Clark.

Here is the lineup that was posted in the clubhouse Thursday, and subject to change:

Meadows lf

Pham dh

B. Lowe 1b

Diaz 3b

Garcia rf

Kiermaier cf

Robertson 2b

Adames ss

James c

Font p

Rays spring info

Today: vs. Pirates 1:05, Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte.

Pitchers

RAYS: Wilmer Font, relievers TBA. (Blake Snell will pitch in a minor-league game.)

PIRATES: Francisco Liriano, relievers TBA

TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com

Rays information: Toll-free 1-888-326-7297

On deck

Saturday: at Tigers, 1:05; Rays, Charlie Morton; Tigers, TBA; 95.3-FM., 620-AM

Sunday: vs. Braves, at North Port, 4:05; 95.3-FM, 620-AM

Monday: at Phillies, 1:05

Tuesday: vs. Tigers, at Tropicana Field, 12:35; Fox Sports Sun; 95.3 FM, 620-AM

End of spring training