Coming off a 3-2 loss to the Phillies in Friday’s spring opener, the Rays are on the road tonight for their first meeting with former coach and now Twins manager Rocco Baldelli.
Here are a couple of notes:
* Ryan Yarbrough will be on the mound, likely working an inning.
* Brandon Lowe will get his first experience at first base, as the Rays are talking about using him, Ji-Man Choi and Yandy Diaz there.
* Top starters Blake Snell and Charlie Morton will throw live batting practices in Port Charlotte this morning, with the potential to move into games by the end of the week.
Here is the Rays lineup for tonight:
Meadows dh
Wendle 2b
B. Lowe 1b
Smolinski lf
Heredia cf
Arroyo 3b
Sanchez rf
Velazquez ss
Ciuffo c
Yarbrough p
Also slated to pitch for the Rays: Faria, Beeks, Pagan, Castillo, Kolarek, Cloyd, Milner, Franco, Moats, O’Brien.
Rays spring info
at Twins 6:05, Hammond Stadium, 14100 6 Mile Cypress Pkwy, Fort Myers.
Pitchers: Rays – Ryan Yarbrough, Jalen Beeks, Jake Faria, Emilio Pagan, Diego Castillo, Adam Kolarek, Tyler Cloyd, Hoby Milner, Ian Gardeck; Twins – Kohl Stewart (starter).
Radio: 620-AM, 95.3-FM
Rays information: 1-888-326-7297
On deck
Sunday: vs. Yankees, 1:05; Rays, Tyler Glasnow; Yankees, TBA; Fox Sports Sun, 620-AM, 95.3-FM
Monday: vs. Marlins, 1:05; Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com radio
Tuesday: at Orioles, 1:05.
Spring schedule
February
27: vs. Red Sox (ss), 1:05; Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com radio
28: vs. Twins; 6:35, 620-AM, 95.3-FM
March
1: at Orioles (ss); 1:05
2: vs. Phillies (ss); 1:05 Fox Sports Sun, 620-AM, 95.3-FM; at Blue Jays (ss), 1:07
3: at Pirates, 1:05; 620-AM, 95.3-FM
4: OFF
5: at Twins (ss), 1:05; vs. USF, 6:05 620-AM, 95.3-FM
6: vs. Orioles, 1:05; Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com radio
7: vs. Blue Jays, 1:05; raysbaseball.com radio
8: at Twins, 1:05
9: vs. Orioles (ss), 1:05; Fox Sports Sun, 620-AM, 95.3-FM
10: vs. Red Sox, 1:05; MLB Network, 620-AM, 95.3-FM
11: at Phillies, 1:05
12: at Blue Jays, 1:07
13: OFF
14: vs. Phillies (ss), 1:05; raysbaseball.com radio
15: vs. Tigers (ss), 1:05; Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com radio; at Pirates (ss), 6:05
16: vs. Twins, 1:05; Fox Sports Sun, 620-AM, 95.3-FM
17: at Red Sox (ss), 1:05; 620-AM, 95.3-FM
18: vs. Pirates, 1:05; raysbaseball.com radio
19: at Yankees, 1:05; Fox Sports Sun
20: OFF
21: vs. Braves (ss), 1:05; raysbaseball.com radio; at Red Sox (ss), 6:05
22: vs. Pirates, 1:05, Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com
23: at Tigers, 1:05; 620-AM, 95.3-FM
24: at Braves (North Port), 4:05; 620-AM, 95.3-FM
25: at Phillies, 1:05
26: vs. Tigers (at Tropicana Field), 12:35; Fox Sports Sun; raysbaseball.com
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