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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 vs. Texas: Shields looking for No. 14

Posted Sep 5, 2011 by Roger Mooney

Updated Sep 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM

ROGER MOONEY
ST. PETERSBURG Can James “Complete Game” Shields follow the lead set Sunday by Jeremy Hellickson?

We’ll find out when Shields faces the Rangers this afternoon in the first game of this three-game series against the AL West front runners.

Hellickson threw less than 100 pitches in his four-hit, complete-game victory against the Orioles.

Shields leads the majors with 10 complete games. He worked eight scoreless innings against the Rangers last Wednesday in Texas. He needs one more victory to tie his career-high for wins at 14 set in 2008.

Johnny Damon, who took a pitch off his right leg Sunday, is not in the lineup today but is available for pinch-hit duties later on if needed.

Desmond Jennings will serve as the designated hitter, and Justin Ruggiano will get the start in right field.

Here are the lineups:

RANGERS
Kinsler 2B
Andrus SS
Hamilton LF
Young 3B
Beltre DH
Murphy RF
Torrealba C
Moreland 1B
Chavez CF
—
Feldman RHP (1-0, .733)

RAYS
Jennings DH
Upton CF
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Joyce RF
Rodriguez SS
Kotchman 1B
Jaso C
Ruggiano LF
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Shields (13-10, 2.84)