ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Rays and Oakland Athletics will play the second doubleheader in the history of Tropicana Field on Saturday.
The Rays will start Erasmo Ramirez (3-1, 4.09 ERA) in the first game and follow with Matt Andriese (5-1, 3.45), who will be activated off the 10-day disabled (groin) before the start of the second game.
The Athletics will counter with right hander Sonny Gray (2-2, 4.57) in the opener and Sean Manaea (5-3, 3.81) in Game 2.
Oakland (26-34) is 8-21 on the road and manager Bob Melvin believes the Athletics played one of their worst games of the season in a 13-4 loss Friday in the series opener.