BOSTON, MA — After a chilly game on Thursday, one of the coldest in Tampa Bay Rays history, and a snow covered off-day in the city on Friday, the Rays have one illness casualty amidst the bad weather.
Kevin Kiermaier was pulled from the lineup before the clubhouse opened this morning, with veteran center fielder Carlos Gomez penciled in his place, and speedy Mallex Smith moved to right field after he failed to track down a difficult, game winning flyball in front of the claustrophobic Green Monster on Thursday.
Rays manager Kevin Cash described KK’s condition as “Flu like symptoms” before the game, officially the Rays PR described it as “general illness.