Marlins at Rays, 7:10 p.m.
- Making his first minor league rehab appearance in more than a month, Pablo López (right rotator cuff strain) started for Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday and threw 31 effective pitches (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K). The Jumbo Shrimp scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to complete a comeback win!
- “On a very limited basis,” some Triple-A games between now and season’s end will be using a pre-tacked baseball, according to Baseball America.