Final: Rays 3, Pirates 2 taken in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Live coverage)

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Wander Franco breaks his bat in the first inning of Thursday afternoon's game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Looking forward to first pitch ...

• Who: Pirates (20-11) vs. Rays (25-6)
When: 1:10 p.m.
• Where: Tropicana Field
Weather: Indoors
• Pitchers: RHP Vince Velasquez (4-2, 3.00) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (3-0, 3,00)
• TV: AT&T SportsNet, Bally Sports Sun
• Radio: 93.7 The Fan
Streaming: MLB.TV
Satellite: SiriusXM 861/177
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Rays

THE SETUP

The Pirates lost last night's game, 8-1. They'll look to avoid the series sweep this afternoon. Chris Halicke and I have your coverage here again.