Rays tickets: $9-$210, available at Tropicana Field box office (no service charge), by phone (1-888-326-7297), 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
Home sweet home: Rays starter James Shields has the AL's best home ERA (2.21) and has won five of his past six at home. The Rays are 9-2 in his past 11 outings.
Santana strong: Angels starter Ervin Santana has walked eight in his past six outings (401/3 innings). He is 3-3, 6.21 in seven career starts against the Rays.
Tough outs: Akinori Iwamura is 2-for-10 against Santana, but B.J. Upton is 6-for-9. Garret Anderson is 3-for-16 and Torii Hunter 2-for-11 against Shields, but Vladimir Guerrero is 8-for-19.
On deck
Wednesday: vs. Angels, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP Matt Garza (10-7, 3.63); Angels — RHP Jered Weaver (10-9, 4.47)
Thursday: Off
Friday: at White Sox, 8:10, FSN. Rays — RHP Edwin Jackson (9-8, 3.97); White Sox — LHP John Danks (10-5, 3.11)
Number of the day
19-7 Rays' record against teams who were in first place at the time
Quote of the day
"He's going to get it right. Trust me, he will get it right before I leave here. And you're going to see a different B.J."
DH Cliff Floyd, right, about staying on B.J. Upton to make sure the centerfielder's effort on the basepaths won't be questioned again
Magic number
34
Number of Tampa Bay wins and Boston losses for Rays to win AL East.
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