Ray makes his second start, and will be looking to show better control than in his first outing, where he only lasted 1.1 innings, mostly thanks to the three walks he issued in the opening frame. He ended up not allowing any runs, but the spring outing was almost a miniature version of his issues in 2016, with regard to pitch counts and efficiency in particular.
Today also sees the start of life without Paul Goldschmidt, who is off to the WBC for Team USA: Herrmann gets to stand-in for Goldy this afternoon. I also note Israel got the tournament under way with a surprising win over South Korea, in a game where former (and not exactly stellar!