According to the soothsayers at ESPN, Drew Smyly is getting the start in Friday’s series opener against Toronto. While it’s a good assumption, seeing as Smyly would get the start on normal/five days rest, what ESPN lacks is the foreknowledge of whether he’ll be reactivated from the disabled list.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Injury Notes, Etc
The Boston Red Sox will enter the Thunder Dome (pardon the pun) on Tuesday, following the off-day. Since it’s 420, and since you’ll probably spend the day watching Up in Smoke or Pineapple Express, perhaps you could spend a little of that leisure time on a few noteworthy, Rays-centric items.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Jays 2-1
Jake Odorizzi as impressive once again, going eight strong innings while the Tampa Bay Rays scored on two bases-loaded walks by R.A. Dickey to beat the Blue Jays 2-1 Monday night. The Rays improved to 4-3 on the season, sending a sellout crowd of 48,414 home unhappy.
Drew Smyly Set to His Start Rehab Stint
Look closely at the Charlotte Stone Crabs’ lineup card (above). Listed as the Opening Day starter is LHP Drew Smyly. As I previously wrote, Smyly will start his rehab stint with the Class A Charlotte Stone Crabs in their Florida State League opener on Thursday. Kevin Cash told Bill Chastain (MLB.com) that the team wants …