Next game: Tuesday, 6:40, vs. Red Sox, Tropicana Field Rays: RH Charlie Morton (0-1, 8.00) Red Sox: RH Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 2.45)Wednesday: vs. Red Sox, 6:40. Rays, LH Ryan Yarbrough (0-1, 1.54); Red Sox, LH Martin Perez (1-1, 5.06)Thursday: OffFriday: vs. Yankees, 6:40. Rays, LH Blake Snell (0-0, 5.40); Yankees, TBASaturday: vs. Yankees, doubleheader, 2:10. Rays, TBA and TBA; Yankees, TBA and TBASunday, Aug. 9: vs. Yankees, 1:10. Rays, TBA; Yankees, TBALH Colin Poche, Tommy John surgery, 45-day, out for seasonOF Austin Meadows, positive COVID-19 test, on rehab assignmentOF Randy Arozarena*, positive COVID-19 test, on rehab assignment* Minor-league injured list Pitchers (16): LH Jose Alvarado, RH Nick Anderson, LH Jalen Beeks, RH Diego Castillo, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Oliver Drake, RH Pete Fairbanks, RH Tyler Glasnow, RH Andrew Kittredge, LH Aaron Loup, RH Charlie Morton, RH Trevor Richards, RH Chaz Roe, LH Blake Snell, RH Ryan Thompson, LH Ryan Yarbrough Catchers (3): Michael Perez, Kevan Smith, Mike Zunino Infielders (7): Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Jose Martinez, Joey Wendle Outfielders (4) : Kevin Kiermaier, Manuel Margot, Hunter Renfroe,Yoshi Tsutsugo• Season shortened to 60 games, about 37 percent of usual 162.• Teams playing only against their division and corresponding geographical division in other league, so for Rays, AL and NL East.* Doubleheaders are seven innings rather than nine.• Rosters have 30 players to start season, then reduced after two weeks to 28, then two more weeks to 26, the original planned limit.• Fans not allowed in Trop, at least at start of season. There are plans, depending on virus situation, to host 5,000-7,000 a game later in season.• Fake fan noise, created from recordings of actual crowds and adapted for and then from 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. All games on Fox Sports Sun.• For extra-inning games, each team will start with runner on second. The runner is the batter who made last out of previous inning or a pinch-runner.• All pitchers must face minimum of three batters, except for injury or illness.• DH will be used in both leagues.• Injured list stays are 10 days for all players (shortened from 15 for pitchers), and long-term list is 45 days, down from 60.• Games halted due to weather before becoming official will be resumed at later date, not started over.
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