Rays vs. Rockies: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – March 28 - Bleacher Nation (2025)

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Rays vs. Rockies Game Info Rays vs. Rockies Injury News Today Rays’ Injuries Rockies’ Injuries Rays’ Hitting Insights (2024) Rockies’ Hitting Insights (2024) Rays’ Starting Pitcher Rockies’ Starting Pitcher

Rays vs. Rockies Game Info

Game day: Friday, March 28, 2025

Game time: 4:10 p.m. ET

TV channel: FDSSUN and COLR

Location: Tampa, Florida

Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field

Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Rays vs. Rockies Injury News Today

Rays’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Alex Faedo	15 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Nathan Lavender	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Shane McClanahan	15 Day Injury List	Tricep	–
Ha-Seong Kim	10 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Richard Palacios	10 Day Injury List	Finger	–

Rockies’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Jeff Criswell	15 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Thairo Estrada	10 Day Injury List	Wrist	–
Austin Gomber	15 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–

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Rays’ Hitting Insights (2024)

Tampa Bay ranked 28th in Major League Baseball with just 147 home runs as a team.

Their .366 slugging percentage ranked the Rays 29th in the league last season.

As a team, Tampa Bay ranked 27th in the majors with a .230 batting average last season.

Yandy Diaz put up a batting average of .281 with 65 runs batted in last season.

Brandon Lowe powered out 21 home runs a season ago while slugging .473.

Rockies’ Hitting Insights (2024)

Colorado ranked 15th in baseball with 179 total home runs last season.

Last year the Rockies ranked 14th in baseball with a .400 slugging percentage.

Colorado’s .242 batting average ranked 17th in MLB.

Brenton Doyle finished last season with 23 home runs, 72 RBI and a batting average of .260.

Ezequiel Tovar finished with a .269 average, 26 home runs and 78 RBI.

Rays’ Starting Pitcher

The Rays will send Ryan Pepiot to the mound for his first start this season.

The last time the righty took the mound was on Sunday, Sept. 29 last season, when he pitched four innings in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.

He finished last season with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.154 WHIP in 26 games, finishing with an 8-8 record.

Rockies’ Starting Pitcher

Kyle Freeland will make his first start of the season for the Rockies.

The 31-year-old left-hander started and threw 4 1/3 innings in his last appearance on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In his 21 appearances last season he finished with a 5.24 ERA and a 1.412 WHIP, putting together a 5-8 record.

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