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Jonathan Aranda

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Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-3 with a walk and scored a run in a losing effort against the Brewers in Game 1 of the World Series.

Aranda singled off of Jacob Misiorowski in the opening inning, but the Rays were unable to cash him in. He then worked a leadoff walk in the fourth inning and scored on an RBI ground out off the bat of Liam Hicks. He also singled in the sixth inning but was cut down attempting to steal second base. While he did his part on Friday night, the Rays are going to need to find a way to get much more offense in Game 2 on Saturday or they could be facing a 2-0 deficit in the Series.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez pitched well in a losing effort against the Brewers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday evening, surrendering two runs on five hits across five innings of work.

The 36-year-old hurler racked up five strikeouts on the night and didn’t walk a batter. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning as Christian Yelich smacked an RBI triple and scored on an RBI single off the bat of William Contreras. After that, Martinez settled in nicely and kept the Brewers off the board for the next four innings. He got 10 swings and misses on 73 pitches on the night — four on his changeup — while posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll be ready to take the ball again in Game 4 of 5 depending on how the series progresses.
Ben Williamson

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Ben Williamson will start at second base and bat eighth for the Rays in Game 1 of the World Series against the Brewers on Friday evening.

Williamson has been functioning in a short-side platoon role with nearly all of his starts coming against left-handers, so it’s interesting to see him in there against Brewers’ ace Jacob Misiorowski for Game 1. Here’s the full lineup that manager Kevin Cash will deploy as the Rays look to secure the first World Series title in their franchise’s history: Yandy Díaz (DH), Jonathan Aranda (1B), Chandler Simpson (LF), Junior Caminero (3B), Liam Hicks (C), Jonny DeLuca (CF), Victor Mesa Jr. (RF), Ben Williamson (2B) and Taylor Walls (SS).
Garrett Cleavinger

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Garrett Cleavinger is back on the Tampa Bay roster for the World Series, replacing Brady Hopkins.

Cleavinger missed the final three weeks of the regular season with forearm tightness. The Rays then activated him for the ALDS but never used him against the Yankees, and they replaced him with Hopkins for the ALCS. Now those two are swapping spots again. If Cleavinger pitches in the World Series, it’ll be his first appearance in seven weeks. In theory, he could be pretty helpful alongside fellow lefties Ian Seymour and Cam Booser, both of whom have carried big workloads thus far.
Nick Martinez

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Rays’ manager Kevin Cash announced Thursday that Nick Martinez will start in Game 1 of the World Series against the Brewers on Friday evening in Milwaukee.

The 36-year-old right-hander was brilliant his last time out, allowing just one run over 5 2/3 innings in a victory over the Guardians in Game 4 of the ALCS. It will be the first time in his career that Martinez has pitched in a World Series contest. Historically, the Brewers haven’t had a great deal of success against him, though William Contreras is 5-for-18 (.278) with a pair of homers and a double. He’ll be opposed by Brewers’ ace Jacob Misiorowski with the entire baseball world watching on Friday night.
Junior Caminero

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Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer as the Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the ALCS on Monday.

The Rays advance to their third-ever trip to the World Series with the win. Caminero took Cade Smith deep off the pole with a runner on, and it gave the 23-year-old slugger his first homer of the postseason after he walloped 42 of them in the regular campaign. He seemed to enjoy it, as it took him nearly 40 seconds to round the bases. Let the kids play. The 23-year-old also singled and walked to improve his playoff OPS to .814 over his nine postseason games. Caminero and the Rays will begin the Fall Classic against the Brewers on Friday, and both organizations will have a chance to win their first-ever championship.
Yandy Díaz

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Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer to help the Rays to a Game 6 win over the Guardians on Monday in the ALCS.

For the second time in three games, Díaz hit a late two-run shot to extend the Rays’ lead to four runs. The 35-year-old has been outstanding in the postseason with a .308 average and .903 OPS, and he’ll hit at the top of the lineup for the World Series against the Brewers beginning Friday.
Bryan Baker

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Bryan Baker didn’t allow a run in the ninth inning against the Guardians on Monday in the ALCS.

It’s a non-save situation because Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to give Tampa Bay a four-run lead. The 31-year-old initiated a pair of groundouts to the top of the Cleveland lineup before getting Chase DeLauter to pop out to end the game. Baker will assuredly get the save chances — and plenty of other high-leverage looks — in the World Series beginning Friday.
Freddy Peralta

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Freddy Peralta allowed just one run over 5 1/3 innings to pick up a win over the Guardians in Game 6 of the ALCS on Monday.

Peralta will be facing his former team in the Fall Classic, and is a big reason why Tampa Bay was able to advance. He didn’t allow a run until the sixth, and he scattered five hits while striking out three in the series-clinching victory. In his two starts against the Guardians in the ALCS, Peralta allowed just one run over 11 1/3 innings. Game 1 of the World Series is Friday, and it seems likely the 30-year-old will start one of those first two games for the Rays in Milwaukee.
Liam Hicks

TB Catcher #34

The Rays have moved Liam Hicks back up to third in their Game 6 lineup against the Guardians.

It’s the first time in the series that Hicks has hit higher than fifth, though he mostly hit in the top four during the regular season. The lineup: Yandy Díaz (DH), Jonathan Aranda (1B), Liam Hicks (C), Junior Caminero (3B), Chandler Simpson (LF), Victor Mesa Jr. (RF), Jonny DeLuca (CF), Richie Palacios (2B) and Taylor Walls (SS).