After another disappointing start by LHP Drew Smyly, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to bounce back tonight with LHP Blake Snell on the bump. The Rays are still seeking their first road win away from Tropicana Field since June 8th, a stretch of 11 road games.
The New What Next
Blake Snell (1-4, 3.69 ERA) will make his first start against a National League opponent tonight — the first time he’ll hit in a game since being drafted in 2011. Snell turned in his best Major League start when he allowed two runs on four hits over six innings against the Angels on July 7.
Tyler Chatwood (8-5, 3.29) went five innings in each of his two starts before the All-Star Break. In his previous start, Chatwood allowed four earned runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings in a 10-3 loss to the Phillies on Sunday.
You can read about the pitching matchup in our Rays/Rockies series preview.
Rays 7/19/16 Starting Lineup
Forsythe 2B
Miller SS
Longoria 3B
Dickerson LF
Pearce 1B
Kiermaier CF
Maile C
Arcia RF
Snell LHP
Noteworthiness
— Steve Pearce returns to the lineup tonight after nearly a month on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Nick Franklin was inexplicably optioned to Triple-A Durham to make room for Pearce, not Tim Beckham.
— Congratulations to Logan Forsythe, the winner of the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award!
Congrats to Logan Forsythe, the #Rays winner of the @MLBPAA #HeartandHustle Award! #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/ojFRIrXVDJ
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 19, 2016