Published 6/28/2008
by Todd Krise
at Major League Baseball News
Rays manager Joe Maddon had to tinker with his lineup for Saturday night's game against the Pirates. With Akinori Iwamura beginning his three-game suspension, Maddon was stuck without a leadoff hitter. So the third-year skipper decided to ask B.J. Upton if he was up to the task.
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