(Photo credit: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
(Photo credit: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.05 ERA) will take the ball against Yovani Gallardo and the Texas on Friday. Karns has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, compiling a 2.93 ERA in his last 27-2/3 innings of work. Gallardo has lost three consecutive starts while positing a 4.56 ERA and a .229 opposing batting average. You can read about the pitching match-up in our series preview.

Rays 5/8/15 Starting Lineup

Kiermaier CF
Souza RF
Loney 1B
Longoria DH
DeJesus LF
Beckham 2B
Cabrera SS
Elmore 3B
Rivera C
Karns RHP

Noteworthiness

— One Kenneth Rosenthal (perhaps you’ve heard of him?) acknowledged your Tampa Bay Rays for having the lowest ERA in the American League, and the fifth lowest in all of baseball. While we’re at it, the Rays also boast the fifth most strikeouts in all of baseball (244), just behind San Diego (247), the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians (tied at 251), and the LA Dodgers (258):

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