The Rays head south today to take on the Red Sox in their newly modified spring training home, in Ft. Myers. Really Red Sox? You really need a facility with a mock up of the Green Monster? I mean, how much might that really help CC field hits off of the wall in the long run?
Any-who, Wade Davis takes the hill again for the second time this spring, as he continues the battle for the coveted position in the starting rotation. SeanRod and Evan Longoria are still injured, and still out of the lineup, at least, until early next week.
Rodriguez, who was diagnosed with a finger sprain toward the end of this week, also has slightly torn tendons in his finger and will be in pain for the duration of March. One wonders what other odd injuries or incidents may befall the Rays before spring training is over. Christ, it’s almost as though the Rays have the Brady Bunch Tiki Curse. …And so it goes.
The starting lineup is below. Even though it’s spring training, let’s see if Luke Scott and Co. can make Red Sox fans cry yet again. Let’s Go Rays! Game time is 7:05.
Jennings LF
Upton CF
Zobrist 2N
Joyce RF
Keppinger 3B
Vogt DH
Johnson 1B
Brignac SS
Gimenez C
Davis P