Florida (11-28) at Tampa Bay (16-24), 7:15 p.m. ET

 

 

Intense rivalries typically are developed over time. The test of time has yet to be on the side of the Citrus Series. Matching the Marlins and Devil Rays lacks the luster of, say, the Subway Series in New York, where the Yankees take on the Mets, and the buzz of the event divides the market. Marlins manager Joe Girardi, a former Yankees player and coach, would love to someday see Florida's two Major League teams develop a stronger rivalry.

 

"It needs time," Girardi said. "It would be great [if the series meant more]. It adds revenue to each one of the cities, and people would really get into baseball."

 

Interleague by the numbers:

All-time Marlins vs. Devil Rays: 29-17

All-time Marlins Interleague records: 87-63

Most Interleague hits: Luis Castillo (140)

Most Interleague homers: Mike Lowell (23)

Most Interleague RBIs: Mike Lowell (85)

Most Interleague wins: A.J. Burnett (8)

Most Interleague games pitched: Braden Looper (39)

 

 

 

The Marlins and Rays rekindle their annual Citrus Series on Friday night with the first of three games at Tropicana Field.

 

Where To Watch?!?

On the Internet

• MLB.TV

• Gameday Audio

• Gameday

• Official game notes

 

On television

• FSN

 

On radio

• 560 WQAM, WQBA 1140 (Spanish) (Espa?ol)

 

Where to Chat?!?

• Marlinbaseball.com

Awesome game thread.

 

Hopefully there will be a nice chunk of Marlins fans at the game.

 

GO MARLINS... Make all the Fish fans happy!

Let's get something good started this weekend with Hermi coming back.

 

Let me know if anyone has trouble seeing the preview as I used alot of HTML code...

The Marlins are 2-9 in game 1's of series coming off a loss in their last series.

:marlins

GO FISH!

 

*Fritz, you better be there*

Lets win the Citrus Series this year! GO FISH!!!

Hopefully our good interleague record will continue.

 

 

*hoping Hermida's back in the lineup*

The Fish are hungry.

 

The D-Rays are on the menu.

:fit No Hermida.

 

Reggie

Uggla

Miggy-DH

Hammer

Helms-3B

Jake

Borch

Olivo

Andino

Woah

 

Kool-Aid leading off.

 

Nice to see.

Ugh...not Olivo again.

i know when i saw that we going play brave four game is not going to be easy

 

but tampa SHOULD be game that we could win their not brave

YES... It is on. I was worried it wasnt.

Marlins and Gathright in the same game? If Pokey was still on the Marlins this would be all sweetness.

Hey Mister.. We always come back but we lose it in the 9th :plain

on fsn their using tampa d-ray feed so i have wqam 560 on

damn I didn't get any of my wishes tonight...

 

No Hermida,

No Hanley,

 

 

I can't understand why they'd start Andino over Amezaga. Hasn't Amezaga earned a few starts?

 

 

 

oh well, just win & I'll be happy.

Reggie... :nono

 

UGGLA!!

Owned.

Uggla is a beast

GONE!

 

 

UGGGLLLLAAAA!!!!!!!!

 

 

Batting 2nd again!

I didn't hear cheering

 

Double for Miggy!

Cabrera strokes a double.

 

 

Drive him in Josh!

 

Crap, lined out.

 

Willingham needs to get back on track tonight.

Line drive... 2 down