Rays All-Star Gets Benched for Game 3 of the World Series

Rays Take a Shocking Decision on 28-Year-Old Star Just Hours Ahead of Brewers Showdown

The Tampa Bay Rays chose to go bold just hours ahead of Game 3, benching a hitter who has been consistently finding ways to get on base. Down 0-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Rays are now walking a fine line between strengthening their defense and sacrificing the offensive firepower they desperately need to stay alive in the series. Jonathan Aranda had a perfect night at the plate in Game 1, going 3-for-3 with a walk, before adding a doubl…

Rays All-Star gets benched for Game 3 of the World Series

The Tampa Bay Rays are not messing around as they look to avoid an 0-3 hole in the World Series. Rays infielder Jonathan Aranda is not in the lineup for Monday’s Game 3 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Talkin’ Baseball notes that this is the first time that Aranda has been benched …

Rays Make Major Lineup Change Facing Left-Hander in Game 3 of World Series

The Tampa Bay Rays have made a significant change to their lineup for Game 3 of the World Series.

Why Rays Benched Jonathan Aranda, Liam Hicks for World Series Game 3

The Tampa Bay Rays trail two games to none in the World Series to the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite that, the Rays have benched two of their best hitters for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night at Tropicana Field. Jonathan Aranda and Liam Hicks both are out of the lineup to start a […]

World Series Game 3: Lineups, live updates from Brewers-Rays

Can the Rays recover from two straight losses? Here's the latest as the Fall Classic shifts to Tropicana Field.

World Series warmup: Ryan Vilade starts at 1B, Jonathan Aranda on bench

The lineup change comes as the Brewers start lefty Robert Glasser. The first pitch for Game 3 is set for 8:08 p.m.