The New What Next
The Rays will try to bounce back from a nine-game losing skid this afternoon at the Trop. Jake Odorizzi will toe the rubber against Jacob Turner in the final game of this year’s Citrus Series. You can read about the pitching match up in our series preview.
Rays 6/5/14 Starting Lineup
DeJesus DH
Zobrist 2B
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Jennings CF
Joyce LF
Escobar SS
Kiermaier RF
Solis C
Odorizzi RHP
Noteworthiness
- We here at X-Rays Spex headquarters are still distraught over the loss of Don Zimmer. I put together an elegy of sorts earlier today. I also updated it a bit since its initial publishing. Check it out if you haven’t already.
- In related news, “The Rays will have a moment of silence for Don Zimmer today at 3:57, in advance of the 4:10 game,” writes Marc Topkin.
- The folks at DRaysBay put together a Rays draft primer, ahead of tonight’s MLB draft.