The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will play the third game of their 4-game set tonight at Tropicana Field. Tampa evened the series with Oakland last night, winning in extras, 8-9, and are expected to have southpaw Shane McClanahan toe the rubber. McClanahan was sharp in his season debut, pitching 4-1/3 scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles, resulting in a 2-1 Rays win. Frankie Montas should be the starter for Oakland but trade rumors are swirling so it is still not definite that he will be on the hill for the A’s tonight. Montas did not look sharp in his season debut against the Phillies, yielding 5 earned runs and resulting in a 9-5 Athletics loss. Despite being crushed by the A’s Monday night, 13-2, the Rays are a better team, 1-9, and should take care of business tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS