Rays 4/25/16 Starting Lineup
Forsythe 2B
Pearce 1B
Longoria 3B
Dickerson DH
Jennings LF
Miller SS
Souza RF
Kiermaier CF
Casali C
Archer RHP
Noteworthiness
― Good luck charm? Curt Casali will catch Chris Archer for the first time this season.
― As it was written elsewhere (via Marc Topkin), this validates some of confidence the Rays have maintained in the offense:
Hard-Hit Rate – Top 5 Teams
Rays 18.5%
Pirates 18.3%
Diamondbacks 17.6%
Cubs 17.4%
Orioles 16.8%Bottom 3
ATL 8.7%
SD 10.4%
TEX 10.7%— Mark Simon (@msimonespn) April 25, 2016
― You can read about tonight’s pitching matchup, and so much more, in our series preview.