While no Rays player has had a particularly good time with Jon Lester, look for Carlos Pena to rebound from his awful opening day and have a good game. Carlos is 5 for 16 against Lester with a couple of homers. After that, I’m looking at Benzo to spark the Rays offense. A mighty 1 for 1 against Lester, Ben Zobrist should get a start in the outfield.
On the other hand, this might be a game to avoid Carl Crawford. CC is just 3 for 14 against Lester with 4 K’s.
Looking back at Opening Day, the Ray to Play, Evan Longoria, had two RBI’s in the eighth to draw the Rays within striking distance. Then, the anemic parade of offense came up to the plate in the ninth against Jon Papelbon to start the season out on a losing note.
