Loverboy, the '80s rockers responsible for such hits as Working for the Weekend and Turn Me Loose, has been added to the summer concert series, playing after the July 5 game vs. K.C. Also added was Latin Grammy winner Gilberto Santa Rosa (June 14). The Commodores lead off on May 24. Number of the day
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Watch for …
Something different: Rays starter Edwin Jackson is 0-3 with a 7.97 ERA in his past four starts after opening the season with two wins, though manager Joe Maddon says he has been throwing the ball well.
Something familiar: Aaron Hill is 5-for-16 against Jackson but Lyle Overbay is 0-for-13, Alex Rios 1-for-11 and Vernon Wells 3-for-12.
Something else familiar: Jays starter Jesse Litsch, the Pinellas Park native and former Rays bat boy, makes his 27th major-league start and fifth against the Rays, having gone 1-2, 3.86. Carl Crawford is 4-for-7 and Eric Hinske 5-for-10 but B.J. Upton 1-for-10.
On deck
Friday: Angels, 7:10, FSN. Rays — RHP James Shields (3-2, 3.80); Angels — RHP Jon Garland (4-3, 5.08)
Saturday: Angels, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — LHP Scott Kazmir (0-1, 6.75); Angels — LHP Joe Saunders (6-0, 2.61)
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