Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET, the Tampa Bay Rays (23-34) and Miami Marlins (28-28) take the field for the first game of a four-game home and home series live from Marlins Park in Miami. The game can be live streamed for free here. Tampa Bay fans can hear all of the action on WDAE 620 while Miami fans can do the same on 940 WINZ.
These teams will play two games in Miami as part of the 2014 Citrus Series and then shift over to Tampa Bay for two more.
Tampa Bay is coming off of a road trip where it went 0-6 and will look to snap its six-game losing streak while Miami hopes to snap a three-game skid after opening up their homestand with a three-game sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves.
Alex Cobb (1-2, 2.93 ERA) takes the ball for Tampa Bay while Miami counters with Randy Wolf, who is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond expects the 2014 Citrus Series to be interesting.
"They have a lot of great players, a lot of weapons that they'll use. We've got [Randy] Wolf going ... and we're trying to piece our pitching staff together as well, so it should be an interesting series," Redmond told MLB.com.
The Marlins have beaten the Rays just once in their last 14 meetings, but they enter at .500 and in second place in the National League East while the Rays have the worst record in baseball and are last in the American League East.
Wolf allowed six runs (five earned) in his first outing of the year last week against the Milwaukee Brewers. Cobb allowed six runs in five innings against the Toronto Blue Jays last time out.
Tampa Bay has dealt with a rash of injuries, and the latest victim is Wil Myers, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday for a sprained right wrist. Myers is hitting .227 this season with five homers and 25 RBIs.
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton leads the NL with 16 homers and 51 RBIs while ranking third in slugging percentage (.612) and OPS (1.020). Stanton also ranks tops in the NL with 128 total bases.
Rays first baseman James Loney leads the team with a .293 average and 28 RBIs while outfielder Sean Rodriguez leads the team with six long-balls.
The 2014 Citrus Series gets underway when the Rays and Marlins clash in the Battle of Florida live from Marlins Park in Miami tonight.
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