Rays news and notes

By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
In print: Sunday, May 4, 2008

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A poll

Whom should the Rays drop from their rotation to make room for Scott Kazmir? 379 votes

Jason Hammel: 58 percent

No one, go with six starters: 23 percent

Matt Garza: 8 percent

Edwin Jackson: 7 percent

Andy Sonnanstine: 2 percent

James Shields: 1 percent

Number of the day

2.73 Scott Kazmir's ERA at Fenway Park, lowest of all active starting pitchers, including Red Sox.

The dish …

Today: Rays at Red Sox

When/where: 1:35; Fenway Park, Boston

TV/radio: FSN; 1250-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers: Rays — LHP Scott Kazmir (0-0, 0.00); Red Sox — LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 4.31)

Rays tickets: $9-210, available at Tropicana Field box office (no service charge), by phone (888-326-7297), all Ticketmaster outlets and on raysbaseball.com; $2 surcharge for purchases within five hours of that day's game.

Rays info: 1-888-326-7297 (FAN-RAYS)

Watch for …

Special K: Rays starter Scott Kazmir, making his debut after a Feb. 26 elbow strain, comes back to a comfortable place, with a 4-3 record and 2.73 ERA at Fenway.

All left: Jon Lester, like other lefties, should have an edge given the Rays' heavily left-handed lineup. He is 1-0, 5.56 against the Rays.

The Celtics: Rain is forecast pretty much all day today, which could make the 1 p.m. Boston-Atlanta playoff finale the only game in town.

On deck

Monday: Off

Tuesday: at Blue Jays, 7:07, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP Andy Sonnanstine (4-1, 4.42); Jays — RHP A.J. Burnett (3-2, 4.82)