Veteran LHP Jonny Venters makes his first career big-league start today as the Rays try to snap a five-game losing streak in a matinee road-trip finale against the Nationals.
Venters will serve as the game opener, tasked with getting 3-6 outs, with LHP Ryan Yarbrough slated to cover the bulk of the innings.
The Rays lineup has a different look, with Joey Wendle starting at SS and Brad Miller at 2B against Nationals RHP Tanner Roark.
Here is the Rays lineup:
Field lf
Cron 1b
Wendle ss
Ramos c
Duffy 3b
Miller 2b
Gomez rf
Smith cf
Venters p
And here is the Nationals lineup, with an extra right-hander near the top in Rendon:
Turner ss
Harper rf
Rendon 3b
Reynolds 1b
Soto lf
Taylor cf
Difo 2b
Severino c
Roark p