ST. PETERSBURG (WDAE) -- The Tampa Bay Rays begin the 2019 regular season Thursday, welcoming the defending American League West champion Houston Astros to Tropicana Field for the first of a four-game series. Blake Snell, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, takes on runner-up Justin Verlander. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00, with coverage on WDAE beginning at 2:30 with The Inside Pitch presented by Crown Eurocars.
Rays Starting Lineup
Meadows RF
Pham LF
Choi 1B
Lowe DH
Diaz 3B
Wendle 2B
Adames SS
Kiermaier CF
Zunino C
Astros Starting Lineup
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