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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 @ Rangers: Game 2 lineup

Posted Oct 1, 2011 by Roger Mooney

Updated Oct 1, 2011 at 06:27 PM

Johnny Damon signs an autograph after batting practice.

ROGER MOONEY
ARLINGTON, Texas Desmond Jennings is back at the top of the order tonight for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rangers.

Rays manager Joe Maddon said he was pleased with Jennings’s at-bats in Friday’s 9-0 win, including the single that snapped a 0-for-27 drought.

Maddon announced David Price will start Game 3 on Monday and Jeremy Hellickson will start Game 4. The Game 3 starter will start the first game of the ALDS, so Maddon said that played into the decision.

James Shields gets another shot at the Rangers in the ALDS, having taken the loss in Game 2 of the 2010 ALDS.

This is the third start against the Rangers in a month for Shields, who threw eight shutout innings against them here on Aug. 31 and tossed his 11th complete game of the season Sept. 5 at the Trop.

The Rangers are starting Derek Holland, who tied Shields for the American League lead in complete games with four.

A Rays win and they take a 2-0 lead back to the Trop for Monday’s Game 3.

Here are the lineups:

RAYS
Jennings LF
Upton CF
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Damon DH
Shoppach C
Rodriguez SS
Kotchman 1B
Joyce RF
—
Shields RHP

RANGERS
Kinsler 2B
Andrus SS
Hamilton CF
Young DH
Beltre 3B
Napoli C
Cruz RF
Murphy LF
Moreland 1B
—
Holland LHP