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Home is where rest is? Cash says so for outfielders

ST. PETERSBURG -- Resting his outfielders at home will be a priority for Kevin Cash as the season progresses.

Tropicana Field's turf makes that call an easy one for the Rays' manager. So expect to see Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, and Steven Souza Jr., take a day off at Tropicana Field -- when they need one, rather than on the road where they play on grass at most venues.

"I know they're young and they do a lot of good things," Cash said. "But playing on this every day can wear you down.