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Rays today: at Rocco’s Twins, 6:05 in Fort Myers

Ryan Yarbrough will be on the mound, Rocco Baldelli in the opposing dugout.
 
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli chats with reliever Tyler Duffey as Duffey throws his first bullpen of spring training at Hammond Stadium at the CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers on Feb. 14, 2019. [Eduardo A. Encina|Times]
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli chats with reliever Tyler Duffey as Duffey throws his first bullpen of spring training at Hammond Stadium at the CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers on Feb. 14, 2019. [Eduardo A. Encina|Times]
Published Feb. 23, 2019

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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