Rays 9/2/16 Starting Lineup
Forsythe 2B
Kiermaier CF
Longoria 3B
Miller 1B
Duffy SS
Morrison DH
Franklin RF
Dickerson LF
Maile C
Cobb RHP
Noteworthiness
— According to Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), Nick Franklin got some early work in at shortstop this afternoon. Rays skipper Kevin Cash said he’d get some September starts there.
— Alex Cobb will make his first big league start since Sept. 28, 2014. That’s 704 days between starts, if you’re counting.
— You can read about tonight’s Cobb/Stroman matchup in our series preview.