Rays 9/9/14 Starting Lineup
Zobrist 2B
DeJesus DH
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Myers RF
Joyce LF
Escobar SS
Kiermaier CF
Hanigan C
Archer RHP
Noteworthiness
- Evan Longoria’s 12 career home runs at this Yankee Stadium are the most by a visiting player in the park’s six-year history.
- Rays starters have a 3.46 ERA this season — the second lowest in the AL and sixth lowest in the major. A caveat: they are 48-49. Moreover, Chris Archer is 0-2 with an 11.70 ERA (10-IP, 13-ER) over his last two starts. Before that, allowed only one earned run in each of his four previous starts.
- Per Marc Topkin, the Rays are set to announce today whether LHP Drew Smyly is being shut down for the season with a career-high 153 innings or will make one more start Friday in Toronto. We’ll update this piece as the news breaks.
- Don’t forget to check out our Rays/Yankees series preview. If you already have, make it a two’fer.
- Just a quick reminder, there are only three left days until our last Rays watch party of the year. This should be fun, filled with wonderful things like beer, raffle tickets, prizes, and more!
