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Rays v Yankees: Interesting lineup for the Rays
Posted Apr 7, 2012 by Roger Mooney
Updated Apr 7, 2012 at 05:08 PM
ROGER MOONEY
ST. PETERSBURG So, what will they do for an encore?
The Rays and Yankees are back at it tonight at Tropicana Field, which will be sold out for a second consecutive game.
It will be hard to match the excitement of Friday’s season opener, which saw five RBI from Carlos Peña – a first inning grand slam and, of course, the ninth-inning, game winning single off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who blew just his second save in 63 chances against the Rays.
“That was a blast,” said Desmond Jennings, who started the ninth inning rally with a single.
David Price makes his season debut tonight against Hiroki Kuroda, the free agent right-hander signed in the offseason from the Dodgers who makes his Yankee debut.
Joe Maddon moved Peña the second in the order, something he said he would do and flirted with during spring training.
Jeff Keppinger, based on his 2-for-3 night in the opener, will start against the right-handed Kuroda. Maddon also said the matchup is not a bad one for Keppinger.
Matt Joyce will bat cleanup despite his four strikeout day Friday because he hits right-handers well. Maddon also said it was a show of confidence for Joyce.
Reid Brignac will start at shortstop because, Maddon explained, Sean Rodriguez will start there tomorrow and with Monday’s off day, he didn’t want Brignac to sit for four days.
Jose Lobaton will start behind the plate, because Maddon wants Jose Molina to catch Jeremy Hellickson tomorrow.
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Jeter DH
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Rodriquez 3B
Teixeira 1B
Granderson CF
Jones LF
Martin C
Nunez SS
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Kuroda RHP
RAYS
Jennings CF
Peña 1B
Longoria 3B
Joyce LF
Zobrist RF
Scott DH
Keppinger 2B
Lobaton C
Brignac SS
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Price LHP
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