Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (7) makes his first start in four months on Saturday when he takes on the Tampa Bay Rays. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s fair to say that Drew Rasmussen is the best pitcher in the Tampa Bay organization right now, and Blake Snell used to be. On Saturday, they will share the same mound at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa when the Rays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rasmussen joined the Rays in 2021 and is 27-16 since then. Despite working on pitch count limits, he’s been the Rays’ best starter this season, going 8-5 with a 2.96 ERA. Snell, who pitched for the Rays from 2016 to 2020, won 42 games for the Rays and the won the Cy Young Award in 2018 with a 21-5 record.

The Rays traded Snell to the San Diego Padres, and he spent three years there. He pitched for San Francisco in 2024 and signed a huge free-agent deal — for five years and $182 million — with the Dodgers in the offseason.

He made two starts to begin the year, but has been out since April with a shoulder issue. This is his first start since coming off the injured list.

“In 2018, Cy Young, he had pretty dominant stuff,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said when asked about him memories of Snell. “What stands out to me now is the longevity that he’s shown. He’s been a good pitcher for so many years, and we knew that when we had them and he’s backed that up.

“He’s building himself back up now, and I don’t know if we’ll see him for five, six innings or not, but I know we have our work cut out for us.”

Here’s how to watch the game on Saturday, with all the details:

Here are the starting lineups for both teams:

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