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Spring Training Game Notes: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Drew Smyly makes his final appearance of the spring today on Sun Sports

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Today, the Rays will take on the Boston Red Sox in Port Charlotte at 1:05. Heading to the mound for Tampa Bay will be Drew Smyly, while William Cuevas will start for Boston. The Rays currently have a record of 11-11, while the Red Sox sit at 12-16.

Sun Sports will be broadcasting the game, with MLB Network also covering the game as well as on MLB.tv. There will also be audio coverage on MLB.com.

Today's starting lineups,

Red Sox Rays
Holt, LF Guyer, CF
Pedroia, 2B Miller, SS
Bogaerts, SS Pearce, 3B
Ortiz, DH Dickerson, LF
Ramirez, 1B Souza Jr, DH
Shaw, 3B Loney, 1B
Craig, RF Beckham, 2B
Bradley Jr, CF Mahtook, RF
Leon, C Casali, C

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Trivia Time!

The answer to yesterday's question was Gabe Gross.

wOBA AVG OBP SLG HR K% BB% wRC+ fWAR Games
.372 .254 .365 .499 28 14.7% 23.5% 116 2.2 127

Hint; this player led the team numerous categories in the season above.

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There are 4 days until Opening Day!

That's the same number of home runs hit by Rocco Baldelli during the 2008 season.

The 4th of which was this monstrous 451ft shot

Go Rays!