Dodgers at Rays game info August 1, Steinbrenner Field, Tampa Bay

The Dodgers begin August with a series against the Rays in Tampa, where they will play before their smallest crowds in three years.

With Tropicana Field damaged by a hurricane, the Rays are playing this season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, which is the spring training home of the Yankees. The Rays are averaging 9.857 fans per game this season with a maximum of 10,046, an attendance the team has reached in 50 of its 59 home games this season.

The Dodgers lead the majors in road attendance this season at 36,861 fans per game, and haven’t played before a crowd of 10,046 or smaller since August 26, 2022, when 9.365 fans showed up to loanDepot Park in Miami. Since 2000, excluding the no-fan 2020 and pandemic-restriction-limited 2021 campaigns, the Dodgers have played before 10,046 or fewer only 19 times. It’s a mix of nine Marlins games, eight games in Montreal against the Expos, and a pair of Pirates games in Pittsburgh.

Friday game info

Teams: Dodgers at Rays
Ballpark: Steinbrenner Field, Tampa
Start time: 4:35 p.m. PT
TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out of market)
Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)