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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. Yankees with a short bench

Posted Aug 1, 2010 by Roger Mooney

Updated Aug 1, 2010 at 01:03 PM

ROGER MOONEY
ST. PETERSBURG The Rays are without Carlos Pena (sore right foot) and Ben Zobrist (lower back stiffness) which means their bench consists of Matt Joyce and John Jaso.

Sean Rodriguez, who made his major league debut at first base Saturday, will get his first career start today.

Gabe Kapler is in right in an effort to get as many right-handed bats as possible in the lineup against Yankees lefty CC Sabathia.

Unless he enters the game as a pinch-hitter, Alex Rodriguez won’t get home run No. 600 today. He’s not in the starting lineup.

Here are the lineup:

YANKEES
Jeter SS
Berkman 1B
Teixeira DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Posada C
Granderson CF
Kearns LF
Pena 3B
—
Sabathia (13-4, 3.25)

RAYS
Upton CF
Crawford LF
Longoria 3B
Aybar DH
Rodriguez 1B
Bartlett SS
Shoppach C
Kapler RF
Brignac 2B
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Shields (9-9, 4.79)