The Tampa Bay Rays' ace learned over the weekend that he’ll miss multiple weeks with nerve irritation in his left triceps. "We got lucky."

Calm the nerve down and then see how he progresses, get a ball back in his hand. Probably the best news we could have heard." Cash called the news "very fortunate" despite not having a timeline yet. Ryan Pepiot will instead start on Opening Day with McClanahan on the shelf,

Two-time All-Star Shane McClanahan, the Tampa Bay Rays ' opening-day starter, suffered a triceps injury in his final exhibition start Saturday and manager Kevin Cash said the left-hander will be out indefinitely.