The Tampa Bay Rays are back in action tonight at the Rogers Centre, in Toronto, where they will butt heads with the Blue Jays.
Rays 4/28/17 Starting Lineup
Noteworthiness
— Matt Duffy did some early work in Toronto this afternoon, along the back of the infield. According to Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), he hasn’t yet made any turns on the bases. The shortstop also took ground balls from bench coach Tom Foley, and made throws to Chico Fernandez at first base. It is though that Duffy will start a rehab assignment in early May, although there are no specifics on where or when.
— Colby Rasmus, who was expected to make his debut with the Rays this weekend, will likely play a couple more rehab games with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, and not join the team until Monday in Miami. Rasmus is just 1-for-16 with a walk thus far in his rehab assignment.
— In spite of everything, Mark Simon (ESPN) has Tampa Bay netting an MLB best 23 defensive runs saved.
Most Defensive Runs Saved- Teams
Rays 23
Rangers 22Fewest
Diamondbacks -12
Pirates -12
Mets -10Interesting: No AL team worse than -4
— Mark Simon (@msimonespn) April 28, 2017
— You can read about the pitching matchup, and so much more, in our series preview.