Thursday night is the rubber match between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays, as the D-Backs lost the second game of the series last night by a score of 7-6 in extra innings.
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Apr 18, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (39) delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Starters for Thursday’s game:
Corbin Burnes will be pitching today for Arizona, as he looks more and more promising as the season goes on. In his last outing in Chicago, Burnes went six innings and only gave up two earned runs on six hits. He is looking for his first win of the season, as he has a 0-1 record with a 4.64 ERA. Over his last two starts, Burnes has allowed five runs.
Tampa Bay will look to Drew Rasmussen today, who has been dynamite for the Rays. Coming into Thursday night’s matchup, Rasmussen has a 1-1 record, though his 0.87 ERA truly shows how massive he has been for this Rays club. In his last start against the Yankees, he pitched 5.2 innings and gave up just three hits and one earned run.
Apr 18, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen (57) throws a pitch against the New York Yankees during the first inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Credit: Dave Nelson-Imagn Images
One of the hottest bats in the league:
After a two-homer game for Corbin Carroll yesterday, Carroll now boasts a .327 average with nine home runs, and a 1.097 OPS on the season so far. He is now tied for first in the entire MLB for most home runs on the season (9) and ranked fourth highest in OPS in the league. Carroll is slowly cementing himself as not only one of the best players in the entire league but also entering the conversation of the best hitter around right now.
Apr 23, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) celebrates with Geraldo Perdomo (2) after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Chase Field. Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images
The D-Backs will look to avoid back-to-back series losses, as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays for their third and final game of their series tonight, Thursday, April 24th, at 6:40 p.m. MST.
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
