3:10, Tropicana Field TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; 95.3-FM, 96.1-FM (Spanish) Rays info: 1-888-326-7297 RAYS: LH Ryan Yarbrough (11-6, 4.13 in 2019) JAYS: RH Matt Shoemaker (3-0, 1.57 in 2019) Rays: Yarbrough earned a much-desired spot in the rotation to start the season after being used behind an opener for much of 2018-19. His 27 wins during that span are a team record for a pitcher’s first two seasons. Is 6-1, 2.45 vs. Blue Jays in nine games. Jays: Shoemaker joined the Jays last year from the Angels but made only five starts, sustaining a season-ending knee injury on April 20 at Oakland. Last faced Rays in 2017; is 4-0, 1.90 in four starts against them.Sunday: vs. Blue Jays, 1:10. Rays, LH Blake Snell (6-8, 4.29); Jays, TBAMonday: vs. Braves, 6:40. Rays, RH Tyler Glasnow (6-1, 1.78); Braves, TBATuesday: vs. Braves, 6:40. Rays, TBA; Braves, TBAWednesday: at Braves, 7:10. Rays, TBA; Braves, TBAThursday: at Braves, 7:10. Rays, TBA; Braves, TBAFriday: at Orioles, 7:35. Rays, TBA; Orioles, TBALH Colin Poche, left elbow ligament tear, 45-day, out for seasonOF Austin Meadows, positive COVID-19 test, return TBAOF Randy Arozarena*, positive COVID-19 test, return TBA* Minor-league injured listRH Diego Castillo• The season has been shortened to 60 games, about 37 percent of the usual 162-game slate.• Teams are playing only against their division and the corresponding geographical division in the other league, so for Rays AL and NL East.• Rosters will have 30 players to start the season, then be reduced after two weeks to 28 and two more weeks to 26, the original planned limit.• Fans are not allowed in the Trop, at least at the start of the season. There are plans, depending on the coronavirus situation, to host 5,000-7,000 a game later in the season.• Fake fan noise, created from recordings of actual crowds and adapted for, then from, the MLB The Show video game will be played, along with more music and sound effects.• Most weekday home games start at 6:40 p.m., moved up from 7:10 as in the past. All 60 games will be shown by Fox Sports Sun.• For extra-inning games, each team will start with a runner on second base. The runner is the batter who made the last out of the previous inning or a pinch-runner.• All pitchers must face a minimum of three batters, expect for injury or illness.• The designated hitter will be used in both leagues.• Injured list stays are 10 days for all players (shortened from 15 for pitchers), and the long-term list is 45 days, down from 60.• Games halted due to weather before becoming official will be resumed at a later date, not started over.
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