Xavier Cedeño (photographed) made his big league debut with the Houston Astros in 2011. (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Rays)
Xavier Cedeño (photographed) made his big league debut with the Houston Astros in 2011. (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Rays)

Rays 8/25/16 Starting Lineup

Forsythe 2B
Kiermaier CF
Longoria 3B
Miller 1B
Duffy SS
Morrison DH
Mahtook RF
Dickerson LF
Wilson C
Smyly LHP

Noteworthiness

— Over the past calendar month, the Tampa Bay Rays have posted the best record in the American League East (12-11).

— Despite sitting 18-games under .500, Kevin Cash now has the most wins by a Rays manager (134) in the first year of being on the job. The average is 67.

— The Rays enter the day with a 64-62 BaseRuns record, and a 61-65 Pythagorean Expectation.

— RHP Dylan Floro, who posted an 0-1 record with a 4.20 ERA in 12 games for Tampa Bay, has been placed on the Triple-A DL due to arm soreness.

You can read about tonight’s starting lineup in our series preview.

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