It’s hard to call this a homestand.
After two in Miami and three in New York, the Rays travel back to the Trop for two against the Dodgers. After that, it’s right back out for four games in Cleveland.
The last time the (Devil) Rays hosted the Dodgers, it was 2007, and here were the starting lineups:
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| SS Rafael Furcal | 3B Akinori Iwamura |
| CF Juan Pierre | SS Brendan Harris |
| DH Russell Martin | LF Carl Crawford |
| LF Luis Gonzalez | 1B Ty Wigginton |
| 1B James Loney | CF Delmon Young |
| RF Matt Kemp | DH Jonny Gomes |
| 3B Wilson Betemit | RF Dustin Mohr |
| C MIke Lieberthal | C Dioner Navarro |
| 2B Tony Abreu | 2B Josh Wilson |
| P Hung Chih-Kuo | P Edwin Jackson |
Just for fun, here were a few more things that happened in 2007:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published
- The first iPhone came out
- The Writers Guild of America went on strike
- I graduated high school
This time around, the Rays will face two formidable opponents in Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill.