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The Rays revealed an unusual and historic lineup Friday ahead of their game against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field.
With right-handed pitcher Andrew Triggs taking the mound for Boston, Rays manager Kevin Cash decided to fill out his lineup card with nine left-handed batters.
"We knew we were left-handed heavy coming into the season and we've added a couple of left-handed hitters," Cash told MLB.com. "Just thinking about it last night, we don't know Triggs very well. We have him as a pretty big [splitter] guy. We're not even sure how deep he'll go in the game, but we know we have plenty of right-handers [so] that if they decide to go left-handed at certain points, we have options.