Lineup, how to watch Braves versus Rays in Spring Training action

As we get closer to March 30th's Opening Day matchup, the Braves are trying to narrow down the last few roster spots that still need deciding: Who is playing shortstop, Vaughn Grissom or Braden Shewmake? Who is the 5th starter, Dylan Dodd or Jared Shuster? And what's the right configuration for a bullpen that figures to be light on remaining minor league options? (Although you can move guys around without options in certain situations, like the Braves did with Jackson Stephens by outrighting him to AAA Gwinnett on Sunday).

Here's how the two teams will line up for today's contest:

Taking the mound for his first start of Spring Training is Kyle Wright, last year's MLB wins leader (21). Slowed by a sore shoulder over the offseason, he had a cortisone injection in January and will have two Grapefruit League starts and a minor-league start in Florida after the big league team heads north before making his debut towards the back half of the season-opening six game road trip to Washington and St. Louis.

Back in the lineup is Eddie Rosario, fresh off a World Baseball Classic run for Puerto Rico that saw him hit two home runs and look closer to the 2021 playoff form than last year's optical surgery-impacted form.

We also see the return of Vaughn Grissom to shortstop, batting 9th. He hadn't played shortstop in five days, while Braden Shewmake got a majority of the playing time while Brian Snitker evaluated him against the MLB pitching the Braves were scheduled to face. The decision of Shewmake or Grissom is one to watch, as the winner of the battle takes over for the departed Dansby Swanson as shortstop and the loser of the battle is presumably the everyday starter at AAA Gwinnett.

Today's game is available for streaming on MLB.com and the radio call with Ben Ingram is available in the Braves market on 1340AM and 103.7FM.

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