Mike Scioscia and Joe Maddon were together for six seasons in LA. Tonight these two former bench mates manage against each other. Here's a flashback to the 2005 ALCS, one month before Joe became the Rays manager. (Photo and caption, courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays)
Mike Scioscia and Joe Maddon were together for six seasons in LA. Tonight these two former bench mates manage against each other. Here’s a flashback to the 2005 ALCS, one month before Joe became the Rays manager. (Photo and caption, courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays)

Rays 5/15/14 Starting Lineup

Jennings CF
Forsythe DH
Longoria 3B
Myers RF
Rodriguez 2B
Loney 1B
Escobar 2B
Guyer LF
Hanigan C
Bedard LHP

Noteworthiness

  • Ben Zobrist is headed to the disabled list, due to a dislocated left thumb incurred while sliding headfirst into second base Wednesday. The Rays have decided to place Zobrist on the 15-day DL, and activate Cole Figueroa Triple-A Durham. Figueroa will wear number 35. Per a tweet from Marc Topkin, Zobrist says he hopes to be back in 15 days, but it could take longer.
  • In 21 games at Angel Stadium, Evan Longoria is hitting .377 with 6 HR, 17 RBI, and a 1.176 OPS.
  • Some good news, Alex Cobb will make rehab start Saturday for the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
  • Bedard looks to continue his streak of good starts on the heels of three consecutive outings where he’s given up one run or fewer, for the first time since 2008. He’s had good stuff in hs last few starts against the Angels, holding them to one run over seven innings of a 2-1 win at Anaheim on June 3, 2013 while pitching for the Astros, improving to 3-1 with a 1.75 ERA in his last four match ups. You can read about tonight’s matchup, and so much more, in our series preview.
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