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How to Watch Rangers and Rays: TV Channel, Streams, Lineups

The Texas Rangers send Andrew Heaney to the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays in a series pitting the two best teams in the AL.
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The Texas Rangers face the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in the openerof a three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Here is the entire preview for the game, with probable pitchers, starting lineups, how to watch and listen, injury updates and more.

How to Watch, Listen to Rangers vs. Rays

Game Day: Friday, June 9, 2023

Game Time: 5:40 p.m. CT

Television: Bally Sports Southwest. Radio: 105.3 The Fan/1270 KFLC-AM (Spanish). Watch on fubo.tv.

About Today’s Game

Records: Tampa Bay 46-19; Rangers 40-21.

Probable pitchers

Tampa Bay: RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 3.72)

Texas: LHP Andrew Heaney (4-3, 4.03)

Batting Order

Texas Rangers Batting Order

Rangers Injury Report

INF Brad Miller (10-Day, right oblique strain, placed on June 3, retroactive to May 31, eligible to return on June 10): Miller injured the oblique during batting practice.

P Joe Barlow (15-Day, illness, placed on May 30, retroactive to May 29, eligible to return on June 13): Barlow threw batting practice on Saturday and appears pointed toward a full recovery.

P Jacob deGrom (60-Day, right elbow inflammation): deGrom is out for the rest of the 2023 season after being diagnosed with a torn UCL ligament. He will have surgery and miss a portion of the 2024 season as well.

RHP Glenn Otto (60-Day, sprained shoulder, lat injury, placed on March 30, eligible to return): He should begin a rehab assignment soon.

LHP Brett Martin (60-Day, shoulder surgery): Martin had surgery on Jan. 18 and is expected to miss most of the 2023 season.

RHP Jake Odorizzi (60-Day, right arm fatigue, placed on March 30): Odorizzi underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will miss the entire 2023 season.

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Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers Major League Baseball for OnSI. He also covers the Big 12 Conference for Heartland College Sports.

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