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Rays Monday: 1:05, vs. Phillies in Clearwater

Cy Young award winner Blake Snell facing off with $330-million man Bryce Harper could be interesting.
MONICA HERNDON   |   Times
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell (4) throws during the first inning of the Tampa Bay Rays game against the Houston Astros on July 1, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
MONICA HERNDON | Times Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell (4) throws during the first inning of the Tampa Bay Rays game against the Houston Astros on July 1, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Published Mar. 11, 2019|Updated Mar. 11, 2019

UPDATE, 1:30: Rays Snell is slated for only 2 innings or so today; he matched up with Bryce Harper in the 1st inning and struck him out looking at a 96 mph fastball to end the inning.

UPDATE, 12:04: Brandon Lowe took a ground ball off the face during BP but is fine and will stay in the lineup, the Rays say.

UPDATE, 11:58: Cash said no real updates on Pham (shoulder) or Duffy (hamstring). Pham still slated to DH on Tuesday in Dunedin, Duffy doing only "pretty minimal stuff,'' with Cash saying they don’t want to put a deadline on things but next Monday is probably a key date in determining if he can be ready for opening day. Cash said he remains optimistic. .. Among the minor leaguers on the trip today is Josh Lowe, the younger brother of Nate Lowe. Josh was the first round pick in 2016 and played last year at advanced Class A Charlotte.

UPDATE, 10:07: Rays lineup as listed below.

Here is the Phillies lineup:

McCutchen lf

Segura ss

Harper rf

Realmuto c

S. Rodriguez 1b

Kingery cf

Gosselin 3b

Butera DH

Romine 2b

Velasquez RHP

DEVELOPING: The Rays open a two-day north Pinellas County swing today with a game against the Phillies in Clearwater.

The marquee attraction is a matchup between Rays Cy Young award winner Blake Snell and Phillies $330-million man Bryce Harper, who is slated to be in the lineup.

Three candidates for long relief/bulk inning jobs, Yonny Chirinos, Jalen Beeks and Wilmer Font, are also scheduled to pitch.

Here is the lineup that was posted in the Rays clubhouse on Sunday, subject to change:

B. Lowe 2b

Adames ss

Kiermaier cf

Garcia rf

N. Lowe 1b

Zunino c

Coats lf

Wong 3b

Smolinski dh

Snell p

Rays spring info

Today: at Phillies 1:05, Spectrum Field, 601 N. Old Coachman Road, Clearwater

Pitchers RAYS: Blake Snell, Yonny Chirinos, Jalen Beeks, Wilmer Font

PHILLIES: Vince Velazquez (starter)

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On deck

Tuesday: at Blue Jays, 1:07; Rays, TBA; Jays, Aaron Sanchez.

Wednesday: OFF

Thursday: vs. Phillies (ss), 1:05

Spring schedule

March 15: vs. Tigers (ss), 1:05

at Pirates (ss), 6:05

16: vs. Twins, 1:05

17: at Red Sox (ss), 1:05

18: vs. Pirates, 1:05

19: at Yankees, 1:05

20: OFF

21: vs. Braves (ss), 1:05

at Red Sox (ss), 6:05

22: vs. Pirates, 1:05

23: at Tigers, 1:05

24: at Braves (North Port), 4:05

25: at Phillies, 1:05

26: vs. Tigers (at Tropicana Field), 12:35