The Tampa Bay Rays returned to the diamond to get their 2019 campaign started against the Houston Astros at the Trop. It was a pitching matchup on paper that could only be dreamed about with the reigning CY Young winner Blake Snell going toe to toe against CY Young runner up Justin Verlander.
The Houston Astros were without star shortstop Carlos Correa today as he deals with a neck injury, and the Tampa Bay Rays missed Matt Duffy for game one as he starts the year on the Injured list. Correa hopes to return to the lineup at some point this weekend.