Manager Joe Maddon, describing his team's overall effort Quote of the day II
"The strike zone was slightly amorphic today."
Maddon on a day when several Rays had issues with home plate umpire James Hoye The dish ...
Tonight: Rays at Angels
When/where: 10:05, Angel Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.
TV/Radio: Ch. 66; 1250-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers: Rays — RHP Edwin Jackson (3-5, 3.95); Angels — LHP Joe Saunders (9-2, 2.63)
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.
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Watch for ...
Road woes: Rays starter Edwin Jackson is 0-2 with a 4.43 ERA in three road starts since winning his April 5 season debut in New York. He is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in six outings against the Angels.
No average Joe: Angels starter Joe Saunders shares the AL lead with nine wins and is third in ERA. One of his two losses was to the Rays on May 10 at the Trop, when he allowed one run in six innings and got beat by Scott Kazmir.
Less right: With OF/DH Jonny Gomes serving his suspension, the Rays will have one more left-handed bat in the lineup than they would prefer.
On deck
Tuesday: at Angels, 10:05, Ch. 66 Rays — RHP James Shields (4-4, 3.64); Angels — RHP Jered Weaver (5-6, 4.79)
Wednesday: at Angels, 3:35, No TV. Rays — LHP Scott Kazmir (6-1, 1.40); Angels — RHP John Lackey (2-1, 1.70)
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