Matt Andriese gets the start Wednesday opposite of Rick Porcello. He's 1-0, 0.00 ERA in three appearances (one start) vs. the Red Sox. (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Rays)
Matt Andriese gets the start Wednesday opposite of Rick Porcello. He’s 1-0, 0.00 ERA in three appearances (one start) vs. the Red Sox. (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Rays)
Matt Andriese will make his fourth career appearance (second start) against the Boston Red Sox. He hasn’t allowed a run over 9-2/3 innings, and yielded only one baserunner over six innings pitched in that start. Rick Porcello will get the start opposite of Andriese. He is tied for the MLB lead in wins at 17 and is 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA over his last five starts. He has won all three of his outings against Tampa Bay this season, allowing five total runs.

Rays 8/24/16 Starting Lineup

Forsythe 2B
Kiermaier CF
Longoria 3B
Miller DH
Duffy SS
Morrison 1B
Souza RF
Dickerson LF
Wilson C
Andriese RHP

Noteworthiness

— Tim Beckham is listed as day-to-day after leaving last night’s game with left hamstring tightness.

— Close to returning to the fold, Alex Cobb is scheduled to make one more rehab start on Saturday. The righty told Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) it was his call to make one last last rehab start, then “sink or swim” when he rejoins the team. Cobb expects to start against the Blue Jays.

Cobb needed 81 pitches to get through four innings for the Bulls on Monday, allowing five runs on nine hits with no strikeouts. The 30th and final day of Cobb’s reassignment is Saturday.

In response, Kevin Cash said there have been no final decisions on what the starting rotation may look like with Cobb (and Chase Whitley) coming back, but a six man rotation is an option.

— You can read about tonight’s pitching matchup in our series preview.

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