After a three-day absence due to injury (right hand) and illness, 2B Ben Zobrist returns to the Rays lineup for today's series finale against the Mets.

Luke Scott (back) remains out, leaving Hideki Matsui at DH.

The lineups:

Mets
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
Jordany Valdespin, DH
David Wright, 3B
Lucas Duda, RF
Ike Davis, 1B
Daniel Murphy, 2B
Jason Bay, LF
Josh Thole, C
Omar Quintanilla, SS

P Johan Santana (3-3, 2.96)

Rays
Desmond Jennings, LF
Carlos Pena, 1B
B.J. Upton, CF
Hideki Matsui, DH
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Matt Joyce, RF
Sean Rodriguez, 3B
Jose Molina, C
Elliot Johnson, SS

P Jeremy Hellickson (4-2, 2.65)

Joey Knight, Times staff writer