Tampa Bay Rays news and notes

The dish

Rays at Orioles

When/where: 7:05 tonight; Camden Yards, Baltimore

TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers:

Rays: RHP Matt Garza (10-5, 4.05)

ORIOLES: RHP Jake Arrieta (3-2, 4.38)

Watch for

To the Matt: Garza, working on nine days' rest, has dominated the Orioles, posting an 8-1, 2.48 mark in 10 starts, including 5-0, 3.00 in six starts at Camden Yards. Garza has won five of his past six decisions.

No Jaking: Arrieta, a 24-year-old 2007 fifth-round draft pick, makes his eighth big-league start as a bit of an unknown to the Rays. Those who faced him in the minors say he features a sinking low 90s fastball and decent changeup.

Key matchups

Orioles vs. GARZA

Adam Jones6-for-18, HR

Nick Markakis4-for-24

Miguel Tejada6-for-16, 2 HRs

Rays vs. Arrieta

None have faced

On deck

Wednesday: at Orioles, 12:35, Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (7-9, 4.86); Orioles — Brad Bergesen (3-7, 6.37)

Thursday: Off

Friday: at Indians, 7:05, Sun Sports. Rays — Jeff Niemann (8-2, 2.92); Indians — Fausto Carmona (9-7, 3.65)

Saturday: at Indians, 7:05, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (12-5, 2.84); Indians — Mitch Talbot (8-8, 3.89)

Sunday: at Indians, 1:05, Sun Sports. Rays — Wade Davis (7-9, 4.41); Indians — Aaron Laffey (2-3, 4.62)

Introduction of the day

Principal owner Stuart Sternberg will get to meet, and watch part of tonight's game with, first lady Michelle Obama, right. He previously met one other first lady, Rosalynn Carter, left, and three presidents, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. Plus, he said, "I shook hands once with (Richard) Nixon."

Clothing item of the day

David Price was proudly sporting a new T-shirt, an extremely limited edition made and worn by a small group of 3B Evan Longoria's friends that reads, in part: "El Caballero de Tampu Bay." "I've been asking Longo for about two months," Price joked. "It's about time I got one."

Ranking of the day

6 Evan Longoria on SportsBusiness Daily's list of "most marketable" players, behind Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer, Stephen Strasburg and Ryan Howard.