Final: Rays 4, Pirates 1 taken in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Live coverage)

TAMPA BAY RAYS

Ji Man Choi thanks the crowd at Tropicana Field in the third inning of Tuesday night's game against the Rays.

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

• Who: Pirates (20-9) vs. Rays (23-6)
When: 6:40 p.m.
• Where: Tropicana Field
Weather: Indoors
• Pitchers: RHP Roansy Contreras (3-1, 3.58) vs. RHP Javy Guerra (0-0, 8.64)
• 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 top team in the American League hosts the top team in the National League for the start of a three-game series, and it's #RoansyDay, to boot. Chris Halicke and I have both flown here to double-cover for you.

Here's my series preview.