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Rays Report

Rays news and notes

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
In print: Tuesday, August 19, 2008


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The dish

Tonight: Angels at Rays

When/where: 7:10; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

TV/radio: FSN; 1250-AM, 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers

RAYS

RHP James Shields (10-7, 3.75)

ANGELS

RHP Ervin Santana (13-5, 3.49)

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.


[Last modified: Aug 19, 2008 12:20 AM]



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