OK, we will try this again, hopefully we will play this time.

The Rays open up the new year rekindling the rivalry against the Red Sox. Let’s open the season up the right way.

Rays

vs.

Red Sox

Game Time: 4:05

From: Fenway Park

TV: FS-FL (Coverage starts at 3:30 with Rays Live! the pregame show)

Radio: WDAE 620 AM

Probable Pitchers:

James Shields faces Josh Beckett in a familiar battle that produced an epic game last year. Hopefully this will produce a great game.

Lineups:

Rays

1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
2. Carl Crawford, LF
3. Evan Longoria, 3B
4. Carlos Pena, 1B
5. Pat Burrell, DH
6. Matt Joyce, CF
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Jason Bartlett, SS

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mike Lowell, 3B
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C

As I mentioned earlier, start Longoria on your fantasy teams. Bench Burrell.

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