Rays 5/21/15 Starting Lineup
Kiermaier CF
Souza RF
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Forsythe 2B
DeJesus DH
Guyer LF
Franklin SS
Wilson C
Colome RHP
Noteworthiness
— The fates of Matt Moore and Drew Smyly is expected to be discussed this afternoon — well, kind of. In the case of Moore, the team was to determine whether he’d go to extended Spring Training or straight to his rehab stint in the minors. As for Smyly, the LHP officially told the media that isn’t planning to go under the knife to repair a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder:
After talking with a few of the doctors that I’ve met with, we’ve decided to rehab it. Everyone seems very optimistic that that’s the route to take. It’s not choosing that over surgery. They act like surgery’s not even really an option right now. That’s the route I’m taking.
That plan includes eight weeks of rehab, and Smyly hopes to be pitching for the Rays in late July or early August. Neither manager Kevin Cash nor the team have put a timetable on the southpaws return.
— You can read about tonight’s pitching matchup, and so much more, in our Rays/A’s series preview.