ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A rolled ankle cost Austin Jackson 19 games. For Lloyd McClendon, that meant finding a leadoff hitter and center fielder for each of those 19 games. With Jackson back with the team here in Florida, though, McClendon said there was no mulling over who would be at the top of the order today.
"He's still my center fielder/leadoff," McClendon said in his pregame meeting with the media. "I just want him to be the player he is. I mean we are playing pretty good baseball now. Stabilize the top of our order, get on base and score runs.