Beatline Rays - Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay Rays
Sep 19, 2026 · 9 min · 9 segments
☕ **Enjoying the show?** Keep every episode free → https://buymeacoffee.com/beatlinesports The Tampa Bay Rays (93-60) host the Boston Red Sox (83-70)…
Eric last night was tough.
Well, looking at the rotation, we have a few options.
Steven Matz, Drew Rasmussen, Freddy Peralta, Nick Martinez, Ian Seymour, and Griffin Jacks are available.
Given that Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings just a few days ago in that 10-1 win over Oakland, he might be due for a rest day.
Right? So maybe it's Matz or Peralta.
Peralta has been electric lately, but his stuff can be volatile.
If you want to shut down Roman Anthony and the middle of the Boston order, who are you picking?
He's the veteran presence.
Against a team like Boston that is desperate, you need someone who can eat innings and keep the pitch count manageable.
Peralta is great, but if he gets hit early, you're in trouble with the bullpen stretched thin.
That makes sense.
But what about the Red Sox side? They have Johan Oviedo on the 60-day IL, so they aren't exactly deep either.
Are they throwing their ace out there again?
They likely won't.
With Tanner Houck on the 60-day IL and a rolled-as-Chapman day-to-day, their rotation is shuffling.
They'll probably go with a starter who can give them five solid innings and leave it to the bullpen to close it out.
That's where the danger lies for us.
Exactly.
But we know the bullpen situation is complicated.
Let's talk about that in segment two.
Eric last night was tough.
Well, looking at the rotation, we have a few options.
Steven Matz, Drew Rasmussen, Freddy Peralta, Nick Martinez, Ian Seymour, and Griffin Jacks are available.
Given that Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings just a few days ago in that 10-1 win over Oakland, he might be due for a rest day.
Right? So maybe it's Matz or Peralta.
Peralta has been electric lately, but his stuff can be volatile.
If you want to shut down Roman Anthony and the middle of the Boston order, who are you picking?
He's the veteran presence.
Against a team like Boston that is desperate, you need someone who can eat innings and keep the pitch count manageable.
Peralta is great, but if he gets hit early, you're in trouble with the bullpen stretched thin.
That makes sense.
But what about the Red Sox side? They have Johan Oviedo on the 60-day IL, so they aren't exactly deep either.
Are they throwing their ace out there again?
They likely won't.
With Tanner Houck on the 60-day IL and a rolled-as-Chapman day-to-day, their rotation is shuffling.
They'll probably go with a starter who can give them five solid innings and leave it to the bullpen to close it out.
That's where the danger lies for us.
Exactly.
But we know the bullpen situation is complicated.
Let's talk about that in segment two.
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