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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 place Pena on DL

Posted Aug 6, 2010 by Tribune Sports

Updated Aug 6, 2010 at 03:40 PM

By TONY FABRIZIO

TORONTO - Carlos Pena won’t be available for any of the six-game road trip the Rays begin tonight at Toronto.

The Rays today placed the first baseman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 1, and recalled right-handed relief pitcher Dale Thayer from Triple-A Durham.

Dan Johnson, who was having a monster season at Durham when the Rays called him up earlier this week, will get a lot of the work at first base in Pena’s place.

Pena is batting .212 with 23 home runs and 68 RBIs. He has not played since last Saturday because of a right foot injury, which the Rays are now calling a plantar fascia (ligament) sprain.

Thayer is 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA and three saves in 45 2/3 innings. He appeared in 11 games for the Rays last year and went 0-0 with a 4.61 ERA and one save in 13 2/3 IP.

We’ll have comments from manager Joe Maddon and the lineups before the game starts.