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Rays vs Twins
Today, the Rays will take on the Twins at 1:05 in Port Charlotte with Jake Odorizzi set to get the start, while Kyle Gibson will start for Minnesota. The Rays are 2-2 after last night's contest, while the Twins are 2-1.
Today's game will be covered by the Rays radio team on WDAE or MLB At-bat
If you're planning on going to the game, the first 500 kids -- 14 and under -- will receive a free Rays camouflaged tank top
Here are the starting line-ups,
#Rays lineup vs MIN: Mahtook CF, Jennings LF, Longoria DH, Loney 1B, Beckham SS, Rivera C, Franklin 2B, Motter 3B, Decker RF - RHP Odorizzi
— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) March 6, 2016
#Twins 3/6 lineup at #Rays: Santana 8, Dozier 4, Quentin 9, Vargas DH, Rosario 7, Park 3, Escobar 6, Murphy 2, Nunez 5. Gibson RHP.
— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) March 6, 2016
Pitchers, from the Tampa Bay Times
Rays --- Jake Odorizzi, Ryan Webb, Dana Eveland, Brad Boxberger, Danny Farquhar, Blake Snell, Eddie Gamboa
Twins --- Kyle Gibson, Glen Perkins, Casey Fien, Michael Tonkin, Dan Runzler, J.T. Chargois, J.R. Graham, Aaron Thompson
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Trivia Time!
The answer to yesterday's question was Geremi Gonzalez, answered by pudieron89 of BWA
wOBA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | PA | Games |
.299 | .268 | .307 | .367 | 5 | 7.9% | 4.3% | 74.0 | 2.4 | 558 | 150 |
Hint: this stat line features the team's lowest K% in a single-season among qualified batters
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There are 28 days until Opening Day!
That's the same number of homers mashed by BJ Upton during the 2012 season.
Instead of choosing one clip, here's a full highlight reel