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Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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Rays @ Jays: Playing under the stars

Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Roger Mooney

Updated Apr 19, 2012 at 05:13 PM

ROGER MOONEY
TORONTO They will play with the roof open tonight at Rogers Centre, which might have as much to do with the weather – mid-60s – as the Rays pitcher.

Jeremy Hellickson is a fly ball pitcher and the ball carries better here when the roof is open.

It’s also the first time in nine home games this season the Jays will play under the April night.

A win tonight and the Rays finish this 10-game road trip 4-6 and return to the Trop, where they open a three-game series Friday with the Twins, at 7-6 on the season.

Here are the lineups:

RAYS
Jennings Cf
Zobrist Rf
Peña 1B
Longoria 3B
Scott DH
Joyce LF
Keppinger 2B
Molina C
Rodriguez SS
—
Hellickson RHP (1-0, 3.29)

BLUE JAYS
Escobar SS
Johnson 2B
Bautista RF
Lind 1B
Encarnacion DH
Thames LF
Lawrie 3B
Rasmus CF
Arencibia C
—
Alvarez RHP (0-0, 2.77)