So if on a Friday night in the middle of May the New York Yankees make the trip down to Tropicana Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the first of a three-game set and literally nobody is there to witness it, did it really happen? Well if history is any indicator of the future we are certainly about to find out as the Yankees begin a three-game weekend set at the Trop this weekend. In the first matchup of the weekend the Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound to square off with Erasmo Ramirez for the Rays. Seriously though, no one goes to Tropicana Field. It’s ugly, it’s hard to get to and it’s in an absolutely congested area of St. Petersburgh. When is Tampa Bay going to get a new stadium or move to a new city in Florida? It is long overdue people.
Severino has done well this season with his command, control, deception and has limited his walks which has contributed to him potentially turning his season and career around as a starting pitcher. Severino has 47 strikeouts this season to just 10 walks in 42 innings pitched.
Ramirez will replace Blake Snell in the starting rotation
after the Rays lefty was optioned back to Triple-A after his last start.
Ramirez will be making his 13th appearance and second start of the
season tonight inside The Trop and will be looking for his second victory of
the season as well.
The game will be played at 7:10 pm ET inside Tropicana Field
and can be seen on WPIX Channel 11 and MLB TV. You can also follow along with
the game on the radio and in your cars by tuning into John Sterling and Suzyn
Waldman’s broadcast on WFAN. Enjoy the game and Go Yankees!!
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