Spring Training Game Notes: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Rays vs Orioles

Today, the Rays will take on the Orioles at 1:05 in Port Charlotte with Erasmo Ramirez set to get the start for Tampa Bay, while Miguel Gonzalez will start for Baltimore. The Rays and Orioles are both 0-1 after yesterday afternoon's contests.

The game won't be televised, but you can listen to the broadcast via MLB.com or MLB At-Bat.

Here's the starting line-ups, as well as notable players expected to participate.

#Rays lineup vs. @Orioles:

1-Miller-SS
2-Jennings-LF
3-Dickerson-DH
4-Forsythe-2B
5-Pearce-1B
6-Guyer-CF
7-Motter-3B
8-Rivera-C
9-Decker-RF

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) March 3, 2016

Pitchers scheduled to throw Thursday: Ramirez (start), Andriese, Eveland, Farquhar, Geltz, Schultz, Webb. #Rays #Orioles

— Steve Carney (@stevecarney) March 3, 2016

*Corey Dickerson, Brad Miller, and Steve Pearce make their Rays spring training debuts.

*Ryan Webb scratched due to hamstring tightness

Today’s #Orioles lineup vs. TB. Follow along on https://t.co/P2e2Mups7Y at 1:05pm. #OrangeSpring pic.twitter.com/cwYdk2wrOX

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) March 3, 2016

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Trivia Time!

The answer to yesterday's question was Vinny Castilla

Hint; this player once finished third in Rookie of the Year voting

*Bonus if you can name the year

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There are 31 days until Opening Day!

That's the same number of home runs mashed by Carlos Pena during the Rays 2008 season.

One of those homers capped off a six run ninth, giving the Rays a thrilling walkoff victory.

Go Rays!